Year 2024

Blogging

Merry Christmas from the Nobles 2024

This is our annual Christmas card! For those of you who don't get to see it in your mailbox, please receive it with best wishes for you to discover afresh how much God loves you through Jesus!

Jeff Noble
December 23, 2024
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Church, Faith, Family, Goin' to Town, Travel

Our Story: A volcano, Cotton Blossoms and Hokies

The next chapter in the series called "Our Story" details a packed 2009. It started in Monticello, traversed to Alaska, then to Blacksburg, on to Poland, back to Monticello, and finally ended in a rental house in Hokie country.

Jeff Noble
December 19, 2024
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Faith

The importance of Christmas boredom

When was the last time you sat down and were quietly bored on purpose? Christmas is an ideal time to be "bored." Here's why.

Jeff Noble
December 14, 2024
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Faith, Family, Spiritual Markers

The year of the Lord’s favor

Ever heard God whisper to you? To say I hear His voice in-frequently would be generous. However, in rare moments over the course of my 50-cough years, I believe I’ve heard God’s “gentle whisper.” 1 The context of 1 Kings…

Jeff Noble
December 2, 2024
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Culture, Politics

Why the Democrats lost

While many are still stunned that Donald Trump won the 2024 elections, for those not in partisan echo chambers and who receive their news from other sources than the MSM, it was no surprise. The past four years have been, well, horrible for the nation. Here's my take.

Jeff Noble
November 25, 2024
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Book Review, Church, Church Chew, Culture, Faith, Leadership, Politics

Book Review: “Shepherds for Sale” by Megan Basham

This is the third in a three-part book review series. This examines a book seeking to pull back the curtain on intentional and malicious influencing of the Christian church by outside sources.

Jeff Noble
November 14, 2024
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Book Review, Faith, Life Hack, Parchment Reviews

Book Review: “Visons of Vocation” by Steven Garber

A book magnifying the beauty and dignity of relationships in our occupations - which urges us to answer the question, "Knowing what I know, what will I do about it?”

Jeff Noble
November 7, 2024
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Book Review, Church Chew, Culture, Theology

Book Review: “Life in the Negative World” by Aaron Renn

This is the first in a three-part series reviewing three books. "Life in the Negative World" by Aaron Renn urges Christians and churches to consider the reality of a culture that hates them.

Jeff Noble
November 6, 2024
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