From 67b7e95ae92fcbbc217bb67314d0eebadd3a1700 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joshua Steele Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2020 23:18:51 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Clean up Meet David Noble article. --- .../articles/2017-03-29-meet-david-noble.md | 19 ++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/articles/2017-03-29-meet-david-noble.md b/content/articles/2017-03-29-meet-david-noble.md index 1fd62e4..4f6df99 100644 --- a/content/articles/2017-03-29-meet-david-noble.md +++ b/content/articles/2017-03-29-meet-david-noble.md @@ -7,20 +7,20 @@ pdf: "OFR-Mar-Apr-2017.pdf" caption: > David Noble Steele was born in L'viv, Ukraine, on January 16, 2017. As you may have guessed from the photos, we like this little guy a lot, and we can't wait to introduce you! preview: > - *Joshua's Kingdom of Little Girls.* This was the endearing title once bestowed upon our family by my former language teacher, Veronica. And not without good reason! A family who can boast a string of four lovely daughters in a row is sure to win many admiring smiles, as well as the occasional quip about the absence of boys. Ukrainians in particular seem partial to girls, often reassuring us that, "Girls are so much better. They're quieter. They'll take care of you when you're older." Etcetera. "Still," I would think to myself at times, "if God wanted to give me a son, I wouldn't complain." + *Joshua's Kingdom of Little Girls*. This was the endearing title once bestowed upon our family by my former language teacher, Veronica. And not without good reason! A family who can boast a string of four lovely daughters in a row is sure to win many admiring smiles, as well as the occasional quip about the absence of boys. Ukrainians in particular seem partial to girls, often reassuring us that, “Girls are so much better. They're quieter. They'll take care of you when you're older.” Etcetera. “Still,” I would think to myself at times, “if God wanted to give me a son, I wouldn't complain.” tags: - newsletter - family - good and evil --- -"Joshua's Kingdom of Little Girls." This was the endearing title once bestowed upon our family by my former language teacher, Veronica. And not without good reason! A family who can boast a string of four lovely daughters in a row is sure to win many admiring smiles, as well as the occasional quip about the absence of boys. Ukrainians in particular seem partial to girls, often reassuring us that, "Girls are so much better. They're quieter. They'll take care of you when you're older."  Etcetera. "Still," I would think to myself at times, "if God wanted to give me a son, I wouldn't complain." +*Joshua's Kingdom of Little Girls*. This was the endearing title once bestowed upon our family by my former language teacher, Veronica. And not without good reason! A family who can boast a string of four lovely daughters in a row is sure to win many admiring smiles, as well as the occasional quip about the absence of boys. Ukrainians in particular seem partial to girls, often reassuring us that, “Girls are so much better. They're quieter. They'll take care of you when you're older.” Etcetera. “Still,” I would think to myself at times, “if God wanted to give me a son, I wouldn't complain.” -I'll never forget that day we went in for the ultrasound. When the technician told us we were having a boy, I must confess that my faith level was somewhere in between Sarah and Abraham. I didn't laugh out loud in unbelief, but to say that I "staggered not" would be overly generous. Could it be true? Was God really going to give us a son? +I'll never forget that day we went in for the ultrasound. When the technician told us we were having a boy, I must confess that my faith level was somewhere in between Sarah and Abraham. I didn't laugh out loud in unbelief, but to say that I “staggered not” would be overly generous. Could it be true? Was God really going to give us a son? -Thereafter, at every ultrasound, I would always ask, "So we still think it's going to be a boy?" Finally, a few weeks before the birth, we had one last ultrasound, and I asked my usual question. The doctor chuckled, looked at the monitor, then back at me, and with an emphatic smile declared, "No possible alternative!" +Thereafter, at every ultrasound, I would always ask, “So we still think it's going to be a boy?” Finally, a few weeks before the birth, we had one last ultrasound, and I asked my usual question. The doctor chuckled, looked at the monitor, then back at me, and with an emphatic smile declared, “No possible alternative!” Finally, the day came for the birth. As Kelsie and I settled in to our room at the Ukrainian hospital here in L'viv, we prayed for a short labor, for safety for mother and baby, and for wisdom for the doctors. The contractions began around four in the afternoon, and David was born without incident a little before nine o'clock that evening. @@ -31,14 +31,13 @@ One might think that after so many children, these new arrivals would lose their Names are important to God, and in Scripture we find Him carefully selecting names based on their meaning. We have likewise tried to choose names for our children that will encourage them to aspire to follow Christ in bold ways. In the Bible, **David** was not only the greatest king ever to rule Israel, but he had a heart for the Lord that was unparalleled. Even when chastened, he said things like, -*"... let me fall now into the hand of the LORD; for very great are his mercies:" (1 Chronicles 21:13)* +*“...let me fall now into the hand of the LORD; for very great are his mercies:” (1 Chronicles 21:13)* -The name **Noble** is a reference to the Bereans, of whom Paul said in Acts 17:11 that they *"...were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so."* Thus nobility in this context is not a position of high birth or great material wealth, but a faithful tenacity in studying the Word of God. +The name **Noble** is a reference to the Bereans, of whom Paul said in Acts 17:11 that they *“...were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”* Thus nobility in this context is not a position of high birth or great material wealth, but a faithful tenacity in studying the Word of God. It is our prayer for our son that even in his youth he will come to know and love the *heart of God* as he immerses himself in the study of the *Word of God*. -![David Noble](//d21yo20tm8bmc2.cloudfront.net/2017/03/david-blanket-1024x575.jpg) -{: .article-image} + ## Good and Evil Update @@ -48,9 +47,7 @@ Meanwhile, we have been in touch with the same printer who did Good and Evil las Please continue to pray for this project. Good and Evil has proven itself an effective ministry tool in Ukraine, and we're excited to make this new translation available in color. Much work remains, but God is moving and we're encouraged! - -![Good and Evil](//d21yo20tm8bmc2.cloudfront.net/2016/09/english-good-and-evil-bogo-special-1-240x450.jpg) -{: .article-image} + ## How You Can Pray