About NOC
Welcome to Night Owl Christian (NOC), where you’ll read reflections on life and the Christian faith by a believer who stays up late.
Benefits to Subscribers, Followers, and Visiting Readers
Conversation. A nice chat space provided by the Comments feature on every post.
Community. Potential new friends (or frenemies) gained through conversations here.
Let’s all commit to being kind to one another in this space.
History
The Night Owl Christian concept has pursued the author, fluttering around in her thoughts, for many years, and Jesus just wouldn’t let her forget His idea. Substack provides the platform that fits perfectly with the Lord’s and the author’s vision.
~ 20 September 2022.
Published Series
This list will continue to grow, so check back often:
Halloween | Wicca | Witches (2022)
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Meditations on a Book Series
The Power of a Praying Woman (by Stormie Omartian) - to come after Easter 2025
What Does God Want? (by Dr. Michael S. Heiser)
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Series on Books of the Bible
Old Testament
Daniel: Staying Strong in a Hostile World 2024
New Testament
Stay tuned!
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Random Thoughts
You can also read posts that are independent of a series, which I call “Random Thoughts”. From the NOC Home page, use the Search feature by entering the keywords random thoughts, or select the link:
Random Thoughts by Night Owl Christian
Notes on Substack
“Notes” are Substack’s alternative to X (Twitter), I write occasional notes on Substack:
You can also use the “Notes” link in the heading at the top of the page. The best experience is Substack’s mobile app which you can download for free.
Chats on Substack
I like this Substack feature but only use it occasionally. Feel free to send me a Chat message, and I’ll respond. Here’s my post about this feature:
After you have downloaded the Substack mobile app to your phone (and/or tablet), you can turn on Notifications (I won’t be chatting frequently), or you can just open the app and check for new Chats from me from time to time.
Why Subscribe?
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Soli Deo Gloria. Thank you!
The Author
Who is the author? She is a long-time fan of C. S. Lewis, JRR Tolkein, Aslan, hobbits, second breakfast, elevensies, the Early Church fathers and mothers (especially Sts. Perpetua and Felicitas), and the Divine Liturgy. She mixes it up with Lutherans, Presbyterians, Anglicans, Episcopalians, Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and—yes—Baptist and Nondenom friends. She also attends evangelical, nondenominational Bible churches on occasions (which she critiques after services and during second breakfast, elevensies, or lunch). She and her husband found their current church home in 2024, in a local Lutheran fellowship (LCMC).
She takes all of these fellowships to task when they fall away from the gospel truth, for doing so endangers the souls of God’s precious image bearers.
A cradle church-goer, NOC was:
Sprinkled as an infant in her family’s Presbyterian church
Confirmed in the Lutheran Church (a great experience!)
Saved by grace through faith as a young teen during the “Jesus People” movement of the early 1970s (and rescued from the occult and Wicca)
Baptized by immersion while in college in a river outside of Toledo, Spain, by a Methodist missionary (sshhh, don’t tell our Lutheran pastor)
Rescued by Jesus, the Son of God, while exploring witchcraft and Wicca practices during her teenage years, NOC has experienced the evil spiritual realm (the demonic), and rejoices in the unique and absolute power and might of the King of kings, who lovingly calls her His rescued and redeemed one.
Welcome! I love the Lord and His word.
Hi! I’m Jenise Cook, and I have another Substack publication where you can read my creative fiction, my poetry, and my haiku verses. Visit:
Jenise Cook’s Creative Journey
My Faith & Spirituality works have been published in these online journals:
Lost Pen Magazine (archived/closed)
Image Credits
I created the featured image above using vector graphics lovingly designed by these talented contributors to Pixabay.com:
Owl Twig by Clker-free-vector-images
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