2018 • Notes from the Trail

Goin' to Town

10 Reasons why you should wholeheartedly support President Trump

You can't mention President Trump in a conversation anywhere without being looked at like you just ran over a puppy with a lawn mower. His name and persona are polarizing... and this blog post has NOTHING to do with him whatsoever.

Goin' to Town

Should you delete Facebook?

With privacy fears and design faux-pas abounding, the question of whether to delete my Facebook account is more relevant than ever.

Jeff Noble
April 23, 2018
2 Comments

Church Chew, Spiritual Markers

Urging Easter

Easter Sunday is a'coming. Pastors are expected to invite people to church, right? Easter Sunday also puts pressure on pastors to preach "the best sermon ever." Experiencing Easter personally is urgent for us all.

Jeff Noble
March 29, 2018
2 Comments

Campfire Talk

Death Diapers

A conversation about Judges 3 in the Old Testament inspires a new product idea that promises to "relieve" yourself and your family and friends.

Jeff Noble
March 24, 2018
2 Comments

Goin' to Town

Get Siri-us, Apple

Apple doesn't always get it right. (Shock) Here's some suggestions for improving their Siri interaction in apps.

Jeff Noble
March 3, 2018

Spiritual Markers

Remembering the message of Billy Graham

I was a college student. I stood in Little Rock in September 1989 and critiqued Billy Graham's message at his crusade. I was quickly humbled. This is my story of my lone encounter with my generation's most famous preacher.

Jeff Noble
March 3, 2018
3 Comments

Spiritual Markers

A discouraged pastor

When pastors are discouraged, they can be discouraging. And that's not good for anyone. The nature of their vocation places demands for them to be "up" which may foster a false impression that they have it all together.

Jeff Noble
February 9, 2018
12 Comments

Church Chew

Slanket Sermon 2018

A snow day on Sunday means canceled church services, but it also has come to mean a Slanket Sermon.

Jeff Noble
February 4, 2018
3 Comments

Campfire Talk

Sick for a week?!

Many, many moons ago – in fact, back when I was in high school – I had chicken pox. I didn’t know what being “sick” really meant until I battled those bumps. I wrote an essay then titled Journal of…

Jeff Noble
February 3, 2018

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