Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus


July 2009

  • Philemon

    We concluded the Postcards series yesterday at CrossWay with a message on Philemon.  This is a fascinating letter that the apostle Paul wrote to a slave owner named Philemon on behalf of the runaway slave Onesimus.  It’s a masterpiece of persuasive writing, but even more than that, it gives us a clear picture of what… Continue reading

  • CrossWay Church Sermon Podcast

    Hopefully the CrossWay Church Sermon Podcast will be back up soon.  It hasn’t worked in two months.  GoDaddy had been telling me dumb stuff like “clear your cookies,” which of course did absolutely nothing.  Finally a different person in their “support” department told me to do something different–something that can only be done either by… Continue reading

  • Growing Up

    Two signs that our little baby girl is growing up: (1) She’s getting better at reading books with her mommy.  She used to just fall asleep, turn away, or cry when Carolyn got out a book and tried to read to her.  But the other day she looked at the cover. (2) She’s getting taller:… Continue reading

  • Postcards

    Wow, it’s been a long time since I’ve blogged!  I’m going to try to get back into it, though I’m amazed that anyone with kids can ever keep up with a blog.  But I’ll give it a shot. The past couple Sundays at CrossWay we’ve been in a series called “Postcards,” where we’re studying the… Continue reading