Year 2019

Book Review, Homosexuality, Parchment Reviews

Review: “Openness Unhindered” by Rosario Butterfield

Rosario Butterfield's second book is a beautifully-written and vulnerable reflection on life as a Christian heterosexual after years of living as a non-Christian lesbian. Her scriptural faithfulness and commitment to re-examining sexuality in general in the middle of a cultural firestorm has gotten this book banned from Amazon.

Jeff Noble
August 19, 2019
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Discipleship, Faith

Discipleship Story: Tucker King

I first met Tucker when he was a college student at Virginia Tech. He emailed me one day to ask about the possibility of shadowing me or being mentored. After meeting with him, we brought Tucker on board the Northstar…

Tucker King
August 15, 2019
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Faith, Friendship, Women

Why do Christian women struggle with friendships?

My observation is that women struggle with genuine, vulnerable friendships - especially Christian women. Though nervous about tackling such a subject as a man, I hope that these thoughts will be a catalyst toward growth and even correction of my observation if it's found to be faulty.

Jeff Noble
August 10, 2019
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Discipleship, Faith, Spiritual Markers

Discipleship Story: Ben Coulter

Learn from Ben Coulter the impact that discipleship has made on his life - from seeing a Matrix movie to integrating the "normal" with spiritual principles.

Ben Coulter
August 5, 2019

Church, Church Chew, Culture

Nuff Said: “Ordinary” Sundays, Methodists circa 2014, Top 35 Christian blogs and the Youth Pastor Accidental Screenshare

In this collection of articles, you'll read about the danger for ministers of hyping every Sunday, a glimpse at the Methodist debate related to sexuality circa 2014, Brian Dodd's recommended Top 35 Christian blogs and John Crist's video about a youth pastor trying to use screenshare.

Jeff Noble
August 1, 2019

Discipleship, Faith

Discipleship Story: Jeremy Woodall

This installment of Discipleship Stories is from Jeremy Woodall, the campus minister at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Learn how he picked up on the vision of discipleship over Madden football on the Xbox.

Jeff Noble
July 29, 2019
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Faith, Friends

Friends: Companions for the Journey

Though there is a "friendship crisis" in modern society, the hunger for deep friendship rages on. Put simply, we are hard wired for connections. We need companions to walk with us on our life's journey. This entry looks at the nature of friendship and their biblical foundation.

Jamie Sanchez
July 26, 2019
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Discipleship, Faith, Spiritual Markers

Discipleship Story: Kyle Pfeifer

How can you learn principles of discipleship from spikeball? Kyle Pfeifer will show you how!

Kyle Pfeifer
July 25, 2019
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Church, Church Chew, Faith

More reasons people leave the church

It's hard to believe that saying "yes" too much may lead someone to leave your church. Another possibility for leavers is when a member becomes embarrassed about their uninvolvement.

Jeff Noble
July 23, 2019
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