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Three attitudes that will change your life: Be gracious

The second post in this series focuses on the choice to "be gracious." Being gracious is the attitude you adopt when the time has passed for assuming the best. Practicing courtesy when you're wounded is not a default for the human heart.

Jan 20, 2017
Jeff Noble
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Three attitudes that will change your life: Assume the best

This is the first of three in a series. Each of these three attitudes have been tried and tested in my own life this past year, and - every. single. time. - they've proven to elevate my perspective and enable me to embrace peace instead of stress in difficult situations. The first: Assume the Best.

Jan 14, 2017
Jeff Noble
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So long, 2016

This is my annual "year-in-review" blog post, in bullet-point fashion. From a sermon in a slanket to the Razorbacks winning the first half of the Belk Bowl, it's been 365 day of unexpected goodness and wonder, even amid grief and longing.

Jan 11, 2017
Jeff Noble
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Which is better for WordPress -Hosted or self-hosted?

In the blogosphere, community is everything. "Notes from the Trail" is hosted on its own server. Many bloggers have found more interaction and followers by moving to a hosted blog on the Wordpress.com service.

After 20 years with Passion conferences, here’s two things I’ve learned

I spent the first week days of 2017 at the 20th anniversary of Passion. 55,000 students gathered to worship and seek God together at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. It was surreal to worship with another generation of students, as a pastor, in a different state and reflect on how God has impacted my life through this movement and ministry with collegians. Here are a few thoughts.

In Hog Heaven with Hokies

The 2016 Belk Bowl matchup between Arkansas and Virginia Tech features my two favorite college teams! Of course, we are going! Woooooooo pig sooooooieee.. And maybe I'll even do the Hokie Pokie too.

Dec 29, 2016
Jeff Noble
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Nuff said: Top 5 Bloggers of 2016, How to get your blog noticed, How long your posts should be, What if you’re called to be ignored?

â€œNuff saidâ€ is a collection of saved entries from across the interwebs. Here are some interesting, provocative and fun things for your reading and viewing. This entry is devoted to blogging or content creation or better yet... writing.

Dec 27, 2016
Jeff Noble
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