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The Flap about Phil – Duck Dynasty and its future with A&E

Unless you’ve had your head under a rock – or been in the duck blind – you are aware of the furor generated by a few isolated comments in an otherwise well-written and gracious article about Phil Robertson in GQ…

Dec 20, 2013
Jeff Noble
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Christmas Jammies viral video

Wow. I so wish I could convince Carolyn and the kids to do a Christmas card video next year… Here’s one family’s that you need to see:

Dec 18, 2013
Jeff Noble

Still using Facebook..

Regrettably, I am still using Facebook. Although my teens are not. Falling Facebook users among teens has been well documented, and one day, their antipathy for the social network will render it obsolete. In the meantime, it’s not hurting for…

Dec 15, 2013
Jeff Noble
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When I sold one book

Last Saturday I did a book signing for Super Center Saviorat the Lifeway Store in Roanoke, Virginia. I was impressed with the professionalism and kindness of the staff there. Having done a book signing at Barnes & Noble this year,…

Dec 14, 2013
Jeff Noble
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Devotional on Matthew 2.1-10

When we had to cancel church Sunday due to inclement weather (which never inclemented), we used Ustream to do a live video broadcast from my living room to share with Northstar Church and guests. Here’s the devotional thought from Matthew…

Dec 9, 2013
Jeff Noble

USAF Christmas Flash Mob at museum

On December 3, the U.S. Air Force band performed their first ever flash mob in the â€œMilestones of Flightâ€ gallery to promote the upcoming 29 shows of their annual holiday series.

Dec 7, 2013
Jeff Noble

‘Nuff said: Surviving Christmas Shoes, Sexy Christianity, Strange Fire, War on Christians

I’ve tried various names for my occasional collection of random posts. I used “a la carte” for a while, ripping that off from Tim Challies who uses it on his blog. Trevin Wax has “Worth a Look.” I tried “Friday…

Dec 6, 2013
Jeff Noble

The music of Us

Adelyn found Us. It’s a husband-wife musician team. They’re newly weds, and they’re very, very good. Adelyn found them posting six-second clips of songs on the Vine app. Check out their music video here: You can get their new album…

Dec 5, 2013
Jeff Noble

Culture: to impact or create

In his bookCulture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling, Andy Crouch soberly observes: We’ve paid the culture around us the ultimate compliment: careful study and, often, imitation. He urges Christians to quit trying to “change the world” and to remember that…

Dec 4, 2013
Jeff Noble

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