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A la carte: Are you doing team leadership wrong?, Interns, and 3 Issues Churches Must Answer

Are you doing team leadership wrong? Phil Cooke offers some strong advice about meetings, teams and decisions on this blog entry: Teams are for brainstorming and execution. Leaders make decisions. Simple as that. What’s happening today is that too many…

May 20, 2013
Jeff Noble

Goodbye (again)

I have a love/hate time with this season of the year in Blacksburg. Even as the weather changes from winter to spring(finally!), it’s also a time of transition for students and families. In May, both undergrads and grad students graduating…

May 19, 2013
Jeff Noble

Liddle Women: Virginia Tech softball, faith and cancer

Louisa May Alcott wroteLittle Womenas two volumes in 1868 and 1869, but the story of the Liddle Women has more enduring power than Alcott’s book. And Liddle Women comes in three volumes: Susan, Courtney and Bailey. I’ve been graced to…

May 11, 2013
Jeff Noble
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A la carte: Evernote app ideas for speakers, Chris Broussard

Evernote org for speakers Do you use the Evernote app for speaking? Michael Hyatt has a great entry with ideas for organizing your prep. His system makes Evernote a database with material you’ve read, thought and seen for easy referreal…

May 9, 2013
Jeff Noble

Take a free temperament test by Keirsey

The good folks at Keirsey offer a free temperament test. You can take it here, and I’d love for you to post your results in the comments below. My results this time (and I think you test slightly different depending…

Apr 24, 2013
Jeff Noble
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Sometimes it takes a ballpit

Check out this beautifully conceived and well done concept. Put two strangers in a ballpit with some pre-written mixer questions and then stand back and watch the laughter, surprises and simple joys of – get this – talking to another…

Apr 22, 2013
Jeff Noble
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Review: The Lost World of Genesis One

Each year, I try to do research and reading related to the ongoing conversation debate between proponents of evolutionary theory and those of biblical creationism. I can easily say that it is a constantly evolving dialogue battle. John Walton’s 2009…

Apr 19, 2013
Jeff Noble
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7 helpful tips for those in their 40s

I read and tweeted about a very helpful article entitled Seven Skills to Develop in Your 20s. I thought to myself that there needed to be an article for my generation with advice that was just as helpful. So here…

Apr 10, 2013
Jeff Noble

Can you say, “Watch me!”?

Love this video on the importance of living a life that shows Christ, shares Christ, and speaks Christ. Watch Me! from 10ofthose.com on Vimeo. HT: Tim Challies

Apr 3, 2013
Jeff Noble

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