Year 2009

Parchment Reviews

Review: The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment

Tim Challies has long been one of my favorite Christian bloggers. On top of being an excellent designer, he’s a great practical theologian. He’s not afraid to write lengthy, in-depth entries where most of the blog world has succumbed to…

Jeff Noble
May 6, 2009
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Goin' to Town

How to clean your Mighty Mouse

A piece of paper… and perhaps a damp Q-Tip. It works.

Jeff Noble
May 5, 2009
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Spiritual Markers

Scriptural prayers

Every now and then we all get “hung up” in our prayer life. We are deeply thirsty for intimate communion with our Father, but our words seem like a helpless rehash of yesterday’s grocery list. We find ourselves repeating phrases…

Jeff Noble
May 5, 2009
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Goin' to Town

Check out qTweeter for the iPhone

I rarely buy an iPhone app. However, qTweeter – available only to those of you with a jailbroken iPhone – is worth its salt. It enables a quick update to Twitter and Facebook from wherever you are in your iPhone.…

Jeff Noble
May 1, 2009
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Church Chew

Where Collegiate Ministry Begins, Part 3

No Transition to Adulthood You would think that our churches would embrace their youth as their key strategy to impact the world of tomorrow for Christ. It would also ensure that they have a church of tomorrow. However, in the…

Jeff Noble
April 30, 2009
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Goin' to Town

Comparing local cable to DSL

I feel for those of you who are still on dial up internet. I do miss the quaint sound of a 56K modem, however. I told someone the other day that I want that for me ringtone. We’ve been on…

Jeff Noble
April 28, 2009
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Homestead Happenings

Rectal 2009

This was my fourth year to film Kim’s Dance Factory’s annual recital. I began doing it as part of my business, Noble Design, and it’s grown into an annual ordeal. While I have since backed off doing the elaborate editing…

Jeff Noble
April 27, 2009
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Church Chew

Where Collegiate Ministry Begins, Part 2

Segregation of Youth Groups Our churches have ensured their own demise by segregating their youth into “youth groups”, entertaining these same youth for 6 years (instead of challenging them in daily discipleship), and then, as if to put the nail…

Jeff Noble
April 23, 2009

Church Chew

Where Collegiate Ministry Begins, Part 1

I served as a collegiate minister on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Monticello for 8 years. They were precious years of enduring ministry. Both of our kids were born during that time, and I’m convinced that there…

Jeff Noble
April 21, 2009
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