Robert Noland – Page 21

Marriage: External vs Internal

Staying with the theme of marriage this week, while also reiterating what I wrote yesterday: I fancy myself no expert on the subject. But three decades does give you experience, coupled with all the men I have ministered to in various ways regarding their own marriages. I believe an important line, which can be, and […]

30 Years…

As I write this, it is Monday, September 15, 2014. 30 years ago today, I married my wife, Robin. I am more convinced than ever that the optimum and most efficient way God can change a man’s heart and accelerate his spiritual growth is by placing him with a woman he loves to daily challenge […]

The Upside of Down

For those of you who are well versed, pun intended, with Bible stories, this may not be a new thought, but I bet it will be a timely reminder regardless. Periodically, I go back to read the story of Joseph for inspiration and encouragement. In reading the story again recently, while I had seen this phrase […]

In the Delivery Room

Over the last decade or so, midwives have experienced a resurgence as a viable option for couples giving birth. Webster’s Dictionary defines a midwife as “a person who is trained to assist women during childbirth.” The typical connotation of this word and role is someone who helps the process along, works to avoid complication, and […]

Go vs Be

Pastor Pete Wilson talked about what we may miss when our lives are going far too fast. He gave the illustration of traveling to Philadelphia this past week. He said as his plane was passing over the city, flying over 300 mph, he saw all he could while looking down and was intrigued by the […]

Free Candy?!

News outlets reported recently that neighborhoods from North Carolina to Texas to California have been finding plastic bags in their driveways with fliers inviting membership to the Ku Klux Klan. Of course, whoever is dropping the bags onto driveways has no idea who lives in the homes, so all manner of races have received the […]

Talking Donkeys & Covert Curses

A pastor friend of mine here in Nashville always contacts me to fill in for him when he’s out of town. I like to teach exegetically as he does, so I can study and teach right where he leaves off and the church doesn’t miss a beat the day he’s away. I filled in for him […]

Defining Your Duty

Firefighters in Baytown, Texas were called to a home where a man was out mowing his yard and suffered a heart attack. After paramedics took he, along with his wife, to the hospital, the first responders decided to return and finish up the man’s lawn. They then put the lawnmower away, locked up his garage, […]

Serpent’s Bite

News reports this week told of a restaurant in China, one that serves a dish using cobra meat, where a chef grabbed one of the deadly snakes, took a cleaver, and cut its head off. As he reached to throw the head away, it bit him. Evidently, reptile experts say, a venomous snake can still […]

A Private Screening

Imagine being invited into a room to screen a new reality show. You were asked to be seated front and center, the lights go off, and a video begins to play of people you know, all of them talking badly about you behind your back, scene after scene? Cameras had captured people in many situations, as […]