Preview: When Missions Shapes the Mission

I received David Horner’s book to preview, and I’m glad I got around to reading it. David is the pastor of Providence Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC. His book, When Missions Shapes the Mission, is a deeply challenging book addressed…

We instead of me

I’ve been doing Beth Moore’s discipleship study called Believing God the last few weeks. If you struggle at just that point – believing God – I highly recommend the material to you. Make sure to get the interactive workbook. You’ll…

My Instagram birth certificate

If you use Instagram, here’s a pretty cool little feature from signing up for Statigram: There are some great ways to view and interact with your Instagram account and followers on the web. Here are a few: Webstagram …

Disappointed praise

I’ve been going through Beth Moore’s study Believing God, and the entry for day 5 of week 3 inspired this post. I should that think no praise is quite as lovely to God as that from a disappointed heart. For…

Great Wolf Lodge

The Noble family takes few “vacations.” We do get numerous opportunities to get away and spend time with family. We love heading to Hobbs or Carolyn’s family’s lakehouse in San Angelo, TX or to Little Rock or to Monticello. When…

Entertaining preaching

A powerful quote by John Piper about the tendency to entertain people in preaching is a stern reminder to ministers to recall that truth is more important than trends.

All in good time…

“Someone else always gets there ahead of me.” (John 5:7 NLT) Do you ever feel that way about your life? As you survey a land of instant billionaires (think Instagram), it’s easy to conclude that life favors the “someone else’s.”…

Redefining marriage

I was sad. I was sad for the perfect cultural storm of the week. I was sad because of how money runs our country and manipulates the thinking of our leaders. I was sad because wisdom is so lacking. I…

Saying thanks, Dead or Alive

If you read this post, then you’ll understand that I was part of some videos for our 2012 Volunteer Appreciation Dinner. The theme was the 80s.

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