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Happy birthday, Darrell Cook!

What a fun friendship story. Cliff Notes: guy from Little Rock meets guy from Roanoke at a BCM building in Monticello, Arkansas. Little Rock guy follows Roanoke guy as the campus minister there. Roanoke guy eventually becomes BCM director at…

Apr 3, 2011
Jeff Noble
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Final surgery – Round 6: gratitude in busyness

I love that Roanoke Memorial Hospial has free WIFI. We’re here today for Carolyn’s final surgery related to her breast cancer. It’s the last reconstruction surgery, and we’re both excited about it, but for different reasons… As we sat in…

Mar 18, 2011
Jeff Noble
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Review: Doctrine: What Christians Should Believe by Mark Driscoll

Mark Driscoll is the lead pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle. It’s a megachurch with over 8000 people in attendance. Mark is also the founder of the church planting network/wanna-be denomination called Acts 29. I picked up Doctrine: What…

Building vs. Planting, Part 7 or Killing turfism by loving the lawn

Church planting may actually be one of the primary tools that we can use to kill the sinful selfish desire for achievement, recognition, or status. The quote above was how I ended the last entry in this series of whether…

Feb 18, 2011
Jeff Noble

The Pen

I have this thing with pens. I use them. A lot. Since I’m a journaller, I typically have 1-2 favorite pens that I only use for that. It’s not unusual for me to actually run out of ink with one…

Feb 16, 2011
Jeff Noble
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Productivity and ToDo app addiction

I confess. I’m always on the lookout for the best task management apps. I’ve tried almost all of them. Things. Omnifocus. All the ones with “ToDo” or “Tasks” in the name. Even one that promised to be just “awesome” called…

You’re killing your brain; stop multi-tasking

It’s become the way I work. Multiple windows open on my desktop. My cell phone honks (that’s my current text alert ringtone), and I immediately glance down to see what the text is. Echofon on my desktop “growls” to show…

Leaving your church: Don’t insult a man’s wife

Don’t Insult a Man’s Wife As you consider not going to “church,” you must force yourself to consider the spiritual realities of your disassociation with the body of believers that the New Testament calls the “bride” of Christ. (Revelation 21.2,…

Jan 26, 2011
Jeff Noble
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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…

Jan 25, 2011
Jeff Noble

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