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Ala Carte: Power-napping, The Rock-Scarred Hand, Sugar Bowl bound,

Power-napping After church Sunday, Carolyn and I gratefully shifted back into our Sunday afternoon routine of power-napping. Some define a power nap as “a short sleep which terminates before the occurrence of deep sleep or slow-wave sleep (SWS), intended to…

Jan 3, 2011
Jeff Noble

New Year’s Eve blogging reflections

New Year’s Eve. We’ve been there before. Done that. After a fun early evening with friends, we’re back at Noble World HQ, with the TV and housepants on. Daughter and wifey are on the couch watching old episodes of Monk…

Christmas

Christmas entered with a sleepy-eyed, parental state of disbelief in how early our kids still get up for the day. I blearily threw on some house pants and a ball cap and followed my bright-eyed spouse into the living room.…

Dec 26, 2010
Jeff Noble

Review: Suffering and the Sovereignty of God

With Carolyn’s 6th round of cancer and her resulting double mastectomy, it’s not difficult to understand my timing of reading John Piper and Justin Taylor’s compilation Suffering and the Sovereignty of God. It’s the collection of messages presented at the…

Dec 17, 2010
Jeff Noble

The Thorn

I stumbled across this poem by Martha Snell Nicholson which is quoted in the book Suffering and the Sovereignty of God. It’s magnificent. You can read my review of the book here. The Thorn I stood a mendicant of God…

Dec 17, 2010
Jeff Noble

Christmas notes 2010

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here in Blacksburg, VA. The leaves that once were vibrant fall colors are now under three inches of snow. The temperatures have dropped and are much colder than we were use to…

Dec 15, 2010
Jeff Noble
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Arkansas vs Ohio State Northstar-style, Part 1

The 2011 Sugar Bowl between Arkansas and Ohio State divided the Northstar Church staff. Jeff was rooting for Arkansas. Cody was rooting for OSU. Strange things began to happen around the office…

Dec 10, 2010
Jeff Noble

Turn the other cheek?

I recently preached on Luke 6:29, but does “turning the other cheek” require a faithful Christ follower to suffer abuse or just take it? I advocated complete dependence on God in situations of unfairness in my sermon. However, there are…

Dec 9, 2010
Jeff Noble

A La Carte: Health Update, December Nights kickoff, Saving Change and The First Snow

Health update For those of you following our ongoing journey with cancer and doctors and faith, here’s the latest: Carolyn will be having surgery on December 13 in Roanoke. It will be a double mastectomy with reconstruction. We have felt…

Dec 5, 2010
Jeff Noble
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