Category Spiritual Markers

Spiritual Markers

Radical sacrifice vs thankful enjoyment

I’m grateful to Michael Kelley for pointing out a lively discussion that happened last week in The Elephant Room. The ER was a live simulcast discussion between seven influential pastors about current issues affecting the church and included Mark Driscoll,…

Jeff Noble
April 6, 2011
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Spiritual Markers

Thanks for praying

Again, I thought I’d post about the effect of your prayers. (1/20/11): For God to move in His people at Northstar this week as we have our “State of the Church” Sunday. This past Sunday, we had a fantastic turnout…

Jeff Noble
January 25, 2011

Spiritual Markers

Proof of prayer’s effectiveness

I worked on implementing the homepage feature of my blog’s WordPress theme this past week (It’s SimpleFolio by Smashing Magazine). If you have been to the blog at journeyguy.com (many just read it in their RSS feeds or readers), you…

Jeff Noble
January 20, 2011
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Spiritual Markers

Spiritual journeying together

It’s mid-January. Do you know where your priorities are? It’s never too late to begin something today that will make regular deposits into your life all year. Wouldn’t it be nice to pause in December 2011, look back over this…

Jeff Noble
January 16, 2011
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Parchment Reviews, Spiritual Markers

Review: Suffering and the Sovereignty of God

With Carolyn’s 6th round of cancer and her resulting double mastectomy, it’s not difficult to understand my timing of reading John Piper and Justin Taylor’s compilation Suffering and the Sovereignty of God. It’s the collection of messages presented at the…

Jeff Noble
December 17, 2010

Spiritual Markers

The Thorn

I stumbled across this poem by Martha Snell Nicholson which is quoted in the book Suffering and the Sovereignty of God. It’s magnificent. You can read my review of the book here. The Thorn I stood a mendicant of God…

Jeff Noble
December 17, 2010

Spiritual Markers

Turn the other cheek?

I recently preached on Luke 6:29, but does “turning the other cheek” require a faithful Christ follower to suffer abuse or just take it? I advocated complete dependence on God in situations of unfairness in my sermon. However, there are…

Jeff Noble
December 9, 2010

Spiritual Markers

A poem from Luke 8

On Sunday at Northstar, I shared this poem by John Oxenham. It’s powerful, and after teaching about demonology, I think it’s rather more important to dwell on what Oxenham did – how the people at Gadara prized pigs over people.…

Jeff Noble
November 24, 2010
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Spiritual Markers

The Thanksgiving Chair

We showed this video during worship at Northstar on Sunday. It’s probably one of the most powerful ones I’ve seen lately. When was the last time you sat in the Thanksgiving chair?

Jeff Noble
November 23, 2010

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