The Most Significant Change in History
Change. Some people love it, some people hate it. No matter which side of the coin you land on, change is a regular part of life as we...
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Rev. Jay Noll
- Jan 4, 2019
- 2 min
Need a Crutch?
“Pop!” That’s what I felt in my ankle when I stepped off the side of the road and found myself falling to the ground. Then, pain so great...
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Rev. Jay Noll
- Dec 28, 2018
- 2 min
I Hurt When You Hurt
“Wack!” I felt the baseball hit me in eye and the next thing I knew, I was lying on the ground. The coach had chosen me to be the...
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Rev. Jay Noll
- Dec 20, 2018
- 2 min
From the Belly
Have you ever noticed that not all laughs are the same? Some are on the surface, as if just to be polite at a joke that someone told....
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Rev. Jay Noll
- Dec 13, 2018
- 2 min
A Magnificent Display
The bright colors danced on the wall as I held the round, crystal-like candle holder up in the sunlight. I enjoyed taking it off the...
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Rev. Jay Noll
- Dec 6, 2018
- 2 min
Advent: As It Was Meant to Be
“Advent.” The word literally means “coming.” Society often uses the term to describe the coming into being of something new, like the...
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Rev. Jay Noll
- Nov 16, 2018
- 2 min
The Most Unlikely People
Every once in a while, someone will catch me off guard by doing the exact opposite of what I thought they might do. Jesus often did this...
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Rev. Jay Noll
- Nov 8, 2018
- 2 min
"Do It Again!"
A little boy was at my house one day and he spilled a cup of water. I quickly started to wipe up the water with whatever I could find...
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Rev. Jay Noll
- Oct 26, 2018
- 2 min
The Framework for Life
It is fascinating to watch someone build a house from the ground up. Many stages make up the process, but one especially important stage...
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Rev. Jay Noll
- Oct 18, 2018
- 2 min
Growing Pains!
Ohhh, the pain was intense! I was a young person at the time, and did not understand where it was coming from. I hadn’t injured myself...
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Rev. Jay Noll
- Oct 11, 2018
- 3 min
Seasons of Loss
“I am sorry, but your mother has died.” This was the news I found myself having to deliver to a young lady in the hospital waiting room....
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Rev. Jay Noll
- Oct 4, 2018
- 3 min
"You Want Me to Do What?!"
“That’s impossible!” I could see these words in the two little eyes that were looking up at me. I had asked the little girl to jump from...
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Rev. Jay Noll
- Sep 27, 2018
- 2 min
Dot-to-Dots
Dot-to-dots. At first, they look like speckles of ink splattered randomly across a page. But, as they are connected in the correct order,...
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Rev. Jay Noll
- Sep 21, 2018
- 3 min
Barely Making It
It was so sad! Today, as I was driving on the interstate in Portland, I saw a wounded squirrel in the middle of the two southbound lanes....
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Rev. Jay Noll
- Sep 12, 2018
- 2 min
Faithful When You Fail
The speed and the noise was exhilarating! No falling asleep here! I was in my late teens and working at a race track in Upstate New York....
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Rev. Jay Noll
- Sep 5, 2018
- 2 min
Traffic Calming Devices
Traffic calming devices. I had never heard of such a thing and when local law enforcement posted on Facebook that they had installed them...
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Rev. Jay Noll
- Sep 1, 2018
- 2 min
Sit in the Pain
"Sit in the pain." That is what a friend told me one day as we talked about a common loss we experienced. Sounds crazy, doesn’t it? Who...
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