by Ed Noble | Mar 30, 2010 | Spiritual life, Weekends |
Tuesday and Wednesday of the original Passion Week was a day of debate & discourse mostly in the Temple area. He was spending the nights at Bethany (a walking distance suburb on the other side of the Mt of Olives – see Matthew 21:17) and then they would come into...
by Ed Noble | Mar 29, 2010 | Personal, Spiritual life, Weekends |
On Monday of Holy Week Jesus went into the temple and caused quite a scene. It’s called “the cleansing of the temple.” Mark gives us the added detail that Jesus didn’t go straight to turning over the tables of the money changes et al when he entered on the donkey from...
by Ed Noble | Mar 28, 2010 | Spiritual life, Weekends |
This would have been a good day to be a disciple of Jesus. You’ve known for a while, this man is The Messiah. But he has at times seemed intent on keeping people wondering. At least that’s how it looked to you. Now, Jesus rolls into Jerusalem in a way that no one, I...
by Ed Noble | Mar 27, 2010 | Spiritual life |
The longer I’ve been a follower of Jesus the more I’ve come to appreciate times in which we as a body, the Church, the community of people gathered around the name of Jesus – do our spiritual life together. For me that’s one of the values of the major days that...
by Ed Noble | Mar 4, 2010 | Personal, Spiritual life |
Earlier this week I was at my desert hideaway for my monthly solitude retreat. As usual, it couldn’t have come at a better time. There’s stuff from my journal that I don’t have the guts & do have the wisdom not to share, but here’s the Tuesday morning entry. I...
by Ed Noble | Feb 14, 2010 | Leadership, Spiritual life, Sports & Fun |
When it comes to significance in life, I’ve always been a “bang for my buck” kind of thinker. One of the things that kept me pursuing ministry is the question, “what can I do with my one & only life to make the most impact for God.” This question doesn’t trump...
