Current Noble Notes

• posted: Feb. 13, 2018

By Eric Tooley A moment at my sixth-grade lunch table had a profound effect on my teen sexual activity. The guys were talking about kissing girls when I said, “I’ve never kissed Read More

• posted: Feb. 07, 2018

By Angela Tooley 156. 156 women testified. 156 deeply moving statements each made by a victim of Larry Nassar’s abuse during a week-long sentencing hearing. The victims have become survivors, and each seeks Read More

• posted: Jan. 17, 2018

By Angela Tooley It was a few years ago when I first heard the term – sex trafficking. What? People taken and used as sex slaves?  Modern-day slavery in a country that Read More

• posted: Jan. 10, 2018

If you discover your child is looking at pornography: DO NOT PANICThis moment is not about you. Put your feelings (i.e. fear, anger, disappointment, etc.) aside and focus on your child. Read More

• posted: Dec. 06, 2017

By Angela Tooley I’ve always loved Rosie the Riveter. Rosie represents the empowerment of women in the World War II workforce. She is tough and ready to meet the challenges of Read More

• posted: Nov. 15, 2017

By Angela Tooley Pain – it’s an inescapable part of life, yet we do everything we can to escape it or numb it. There is physical pain in our bodies – Read More

• posted: Oct. 25, 2017

By Angela Tooley I hate to admit it, but I have FOMO. Do you have FOMO?  Maybe you’re not familiar with this but it is Fear Of Missing Out (and yes it is a word)! FOMO begins Read More

• posted: Oct. 04, 2017

I am a huge baseball fan and the postseason is great. Last year in the 10th inning of the decisive game of the World Series, Chicago Cub Ben Zobrist drove Read More

• posted: Sep. 27, 2017

By Angela Tooley Most of us consider the lion as a noble animal.  We think of these beautiful, stately creatures as the king of the animal kingdom.  So, it seems strange Read More

• posted: Sep. 20, 2017

By Eric Tooley What are our biggest worries regarding our kids? A recent study of over 2,000 American adults revealed the following list: Childhood obesitySmokingDrug abuseBullyingStressAlcohol abuseInternet SafetyChild abuse and neglectTeen pregnancyNot enough Read More

• posted: Sep. 13, 2017

By Angela Tooley I often have conversations with individuals who are not aware of the dangerous nature of pornography. Of course, as a part of my work, I share this fact Read More

• posted: Sep. 06, 2017

Have you heard the latest craze? Escape rooms.People pay $30 to be locked in a room. They have sixty to ninety minutes to solve a series of puzzles to find Read More

• posted: Dec. 09, 2015

A recent study shows that porn use is worse than we thought. And we thought it was pretty bad.The Barna Group surveyed a representative sample of U.S. adults.Men aged 18-to-30 Read More

• posted: Nov. 04, 2015

(This is the second of a three-part series on the dangers of dating apps and teenagers. See the first in the series here.)It is obvious to tell teens on dating Read More

• posted: Oct. 11, 2015

By Angela Tooley With the recent passing of Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner, I have been reflecting on his multiple legacies. Media coverage has celebrated him as A champion of the First Amendment,A Read More

• posted: Oct. 07, 2015

My battle with pornography began in the third grade. It is a battle I still fight every day.Every day? The rest of my life? It sounds exhausting, doesn’t it?My Lord Read More