jeff noel.org http://www.jeffnoel.org Surrender. Self-control. Service. Sat, 19 May 2012 04:03:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 To love and serve our Lord with everything we’ve got http://www.jeffnoel.org/what-do-you-mean-you-dont-know/to-love-and-serve-our-lord-with-everything-weve-got/ http://www.jeffnoel.org/what-do-you-mean-you-dont-know/to-love-and-serve-our-lord-with-everything-weve-got/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 04:03:50 +0000 jeff noel http://www.jeffnoel.org/?p=11843 children

kindergarten 2006 - let the children come to you (photo: Chapin Noel)

Mantras. A dime a dozen, right? I’ll take a nickel’s worth.

Does this post’s title, “To love and serve our Lord with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind” concisely capture our daily goal?

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]]> http://www.jeffnoel.org/what-do-you-mean-you-dont-know/to-love-and-serve-our-lord-with-everything-weve-got/feed/ 0 What’s the value, and the cost, of daily mantras? http://www.jeffnoel.org/this-might-change-your-life/whats-the-value-and-the-cost-of-daily-mantras/ http://www.jeffnoel.org/this-might-change-your-life/whats-the-value-and-the-cost-of-daily-mantras/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 04:03:28 +0000 jeff noel http://www.jeffnoel.org/?p=11841 daily mantra

"the" is a great place to start...

The value of a daily mantra? Priceless. The effort to pick and stick with one for decades? Excruciating.

Never get bored with the basics.

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]]> http://www.jeffnoel.org/this-might-change-your-life/whats-the-value-and-the-cost-of-daily-mantras/feed/ 0 Obvious reasons why prayer is often doomed to fail http://www.jeffnoel.org/misinterpret/why-prayer-is-often-doomed-to-fail/ http://www.jeffnoel.org/misinterpret/why-prayer-is-often-doomed-to-fail/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 04:03:06 +0000 jeff noel http://www.jeffnoel.org/?p=11839 strangers

deep down, are you a stranger to yourself?

Prayer fails quite often for obvious reasons:

  • I don’t spend enough time doing it
  • I’m not really committed to it
  • Deep down I feel I don’t deserve grace, mercy, and other blessings

Sound familiar?

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]]> http://www.jeffnoel.org/misinterpret/why-prayer-is-often-doomed-to-fail/feed/ 0 How hard would it be to start everyday on our knees? http://www.jeffnoel.org/dreadfully-busy/how-hard-would-it-be-to-start-everyday-on-our-knees/ http://www.jeffnoel.org/dreadfully-busy/how-hard-would-it-be-to-start-everyday-on-our-knees/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 04:03:44 +0000 jeff noel http://www.jeffnoel.org/?p=11837 facebook fan page

2009 was a year of great challenges (photo: former FB fan page info section)

It’s been just over three years since I began the process of starting each day on my knees. How long has it been for you?

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]]> http://www.jeffnoel.org/dreadfully-busy/how-hard-would-it-be-to-start-everyday-on-our-knees/feed/ 7 Why we should exercise creativity in getting closer to God http://www.jeffnoel.org/the-other-side/why-we-should-exercise-creativity-in-getting-closer-to-god/ http://www.jeffnoel.org/the-other-side/why-we-should-exercise-creativity-in-getting-closer-to-god/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 04:03:22 +0000 jeff noel http://www.jeffnoel.org/?p=11835 Continue reading →]]> dyson hand dyers

the best of the three hand dryers is dyson, the vacuum people

The best reason to exercise creativity in getting closer to God is the same reason we use creativity in any other endeavor – to become more effective and efficient. And to find unimaginable ways to do things we never thought possible.

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