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O. Alan Noble
@oalannoble.bsky.social
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Author: #YouAreNotYourOwn, #OnGettingOutOfBed, #DisruptiveWitness. Assoc. Prof Eng., OBU. Fellow, Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics. Bald, PCA.Substack: https://newsletter.oalannoble.com/
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Jason Morehead @opus.ing · 14h
A good word from @oalannoble.bsky.social: “Any movement primarily driven by online lifestyle gurus, whether secular or religious, cannot give us the human love and discipleship we need to grow and mature in our faith. They can, however, manipulate our emotions and sell us a lot of swag.”
The Distinction Between Influencer and "Be Imitators of me, as I am of Christ."
And the perverse incentives that drive the former
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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 1d
“It’s not always easy to tell the difference between someone with a simple passion for theology and a disorder driving them with anxiety to find impossible certainty.” @oalannoble.bsky.social

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How Ministers Can Identify Scrupulosity
When earnest questions about faith and morality become compulsive and unhealthy
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O. Alan Noble @oalannoble.bsky.social · 20h
Contra Driscoll, God has not bypassed the pulpit for the podcast, but it's worth pausing to explore the distinction between influencer and pastor/elder, and the effects of blurring that distinction. newsletter.oalannoble.com/p/the-distin...
The Distinction Between Influencer and "Be Imitators of me, as I am of Christ."
And the perverse incentives that drive the former
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O. Alan Noble @oalannoble.bsky.social · 3d
If you stay in ministry long enough, you're probably going to come across scrupulosity. I've tried to describe how to identify it and respond to it compassionately in this unlocked post. newsletter.oalannoble.com/p/how-minist...
How Ministers Can Identify Scrupulosity
When earnest questions about faith and morality become compulsive and unhealthy
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O. Alan Noble @oalannoble.bsky.social · 5d
Today's post is on Chronic, Intermittent Mental Health struggles and the virtue of perseverance. newsletter.oalannoble.com/p/on-chronic...
On Chronic, Intermittent Mental Health Conditions
And how to persevere
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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 6d
“The need for discernment and wisdom and prudence will only grow. The need for slow, careful, contemplative, prudent judgements will only increase. But the ecology of a post-literate culture will push us away from these things...” @oalannoble.bsky.social
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What Does a Post-Literate Culture Look Like?
I guess we'll find out
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O. Alan Noble @oalannoble.bsky.social · 8d
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O. Alan Noble @oalannoble.bsky.social · 8d
Today’s unlocked post is all about literacy and the dangers to the church and democracy of an illiterate culture. newsletter.oalannoble.com/p/what-does-...
What Does a Post-Literate Culture Look Like?
I guess we'll find out
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O. Alan Noble @oalannoble.bsky.social · 10d
Conservatism seems to be growing among the young! Great! But what are the potential challenges to that growth? I list three and offer ways forward in this article for paid subscribers. Sign up and read! newsletter.oalannoble.com/p/three-not-...
Three (Not Insurmountable) Challenges to Conservative Growth
And what to do about them
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Keith Plummer @xianmind.bsky.social · 12d
“When you are seeking your own glory, your own social media clout or recognition or attention, then you are not being courageous. You are being self-serving and petty. You are merely adding to the noise and heat of the contemporary world.” @oalannoble.bsky.social

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How to Have Courage Instead of Recklessness
Or: how to avoid being among the best who lack all conviction
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O. Alan Noble @oalannoble.bsky.social · 12d
I wrote about a new study, why we code “mental health” progressive, and why everyone should embrace the term! newsletter.oalannoble.com/p/the-politi...
The Politicalization of "Mental Health"
Should conservatives use the phrase "mental health"?
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O. Alan Noble @oalannoble.bsky.social · 15d
I wrote about courage and recklessness and speaking online newsletter.oalannoble.com/p/how-to-hav...
How to Have Courage Instead of Recklessness
Or: how to avoid being among the best who lack all conviction
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O. Alan Noble @oalannoble.bsky.social · 17d
Here are some meditations on revival: newsletter.oalannoble.com/p/meditation...
Meditations on Revival
How the church ought to respond to a rising interest in Christianity
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O. Alan Noble @oalannoble.bsky.social · 19d
How can we deal with sins and mistakes we’ve made that we can't fix? How could Paul forget what lay behind him? newsletter.oalannoble.com/p/forgetting...
Forgetting What Lies Behind
On leaving the past in the past
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Indy Auntie @indyauntie.bsky.social · 22d
"After all, the world is not disenchanted. Whatever meaning and spiritual potency was in the world remains in it. It is only the quality of our attention that has changed."

A lovely, centering read.
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O. Alan Noble @oalannoble.bsky.social · 22d
I wrote about enchantment as remembering God's grandeur newsletter.oalannoble.com/p/enchantmen...
Enchantment as Fighting to Remember
Why we need to recognize God's Grandeur
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O. Alan Noble @oalannoble.bsky.social · 22d
I wrote about enchantment as remembering God's grandeur newsletter.oalannoble.com/p/enchantmen...
Enchantment as Fighting to Remember
Why we need to recognize God's Grandeur
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O. Alan Noble @oalannoble.bsky.social · 23d
October 3rd! Come to @obunews's Lamppost Literary Conference. I'll be giving a lecture on T.S. Eliot. It's free to attend and it'll be fun and good and you should come: www.okbu.edu/events/lampp...
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O. Alan Noble @oalannoble.bsky.social · 24d
Is it even possible to have "no doubt" when we ask for wisdom as James calls us to? newsletter.oalannoble.com/p/on-being-a...
On Being a Double-Minded Man
James on doubt and the implications for OCD and all of us
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O. Alan Noble @oalannoble.bsky.social · 26d
I wrote an article giving advice for returning and new college students: www.christianitytoday.com/2025/09/offi...
Come to Office Hours, Be Humble, and Go to Church - Christianity Today
As a professor, I know you’re under pressure. Let me share what I’ve learned in 20 years in the classroom.
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Jason Morehead @opus.ing · 29d
A good word from @oalannoble.bsky.social: “In our hubris, we created the very device that separates and divides us. And it does so by making each of us feel thin and insubstantial. We’re all just avatars, floating heads. Disembodied opinions.”
Violence and Technology
And what we can do about it
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O. Alan Noble @oalannoble.bsky.social · 29d
Today’s piece looks at the role technology plays in recent violence, and how we can do better. newsletter.oalannoble.com/p/violence-a...
Violence and Technology
And what we can do about it
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O. Alan Noble @oalannoble.bsky.social · Sep 10
It hurts to watch someone you love slowly tear their life apart. newsletter.oalannoble.com/p/when-someo...
When Someone You Love Chooses Self Destruction
How to grieve, embrace your sphere of responsibility, and accept God's sovereignty
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O. Alan Noble @oalannoble.bsky.social · Sep 8
This weekend was rough. Violence, war and rumors of war. Denominational drama. Led to world weariness in me. So I wrote about it. newsletter.oalannoble.com/p/world-wear...
World-Weariness and the Duty of Hope
What to do when the world feels unbearably out of control
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O. Alan Noble @oalannoble.bsky.social · Sep 5
Roughly 2% of the population has OCD. So you probably know someone with it. You might as well know what it is. Here are my thoughts. newsletter.oalannoble.com/p/how-to-thi...
How to Think About OCD as a Christian
Some practical advice
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O. Alan Noble @oalannoble.bsky.social · Sep 3
Children are a wonderful gift. But doing everything for them is not good for them, you, or your marriage. newsletter.oalannoble.com/p/dont-do-ev...
Don't Do Everything For Your Kids
On setting boundaries so that you have space for yourself and your spouse
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