Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

February 2008

  • 10 Random Things

    10 Random Things: (1) Today is when voters here in Maryland, along with Virginia and D.C., get a shot at the national spotlight. I’m registered Independent, so I can’t vote. In my 14 years of voting eligibility, I’ve been registered as a Democrat, Republican, and now Independent. I’m thinking about switching back to Democrat so… Continue reading

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  • February in Brrrlin

    Five days ago I blogged about it being 73 degrees.  This morning when I came to the office it was 16 degrees.  The wind chill factor was one. February is back! Continue reading

  • Hollywood God: The Pursuit of Happyness

    “Hollywood God” kicked off at CrossWay yesterday with The Pursuit of Happyness. We watched several clips from the movie about how Chris Gardner (played by Will Smith) chased after what he thought would make him happy, letting absolutely nothing get in his way. The movie ends like so many others: happily ever after. We see… Continue reading

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  • Family Movie Night: Ratatouille

    On Friday at CrossWay we had our first Family Movie Night and showed Ratatouille.  We had about 30-35 people–not bad considering how little promotion we did.  We had visitors from four families that had not been connected to the church.  It was a lot of fun!  The popcorn machine made some pretty good stuff, and… Continue reading

  • This Sunday: Hollywood God!

    At long last, after a long time of planning, we’re kicking off the “Hollywood God” series this Sunday!  It’s weird how after months of working on something, we can come down to the wire with a lot still left to do. This Sunday the featured movie is The Pursuit of Happyness.  The clips are all… Continue reading

  • Pursuing Happiness with EasyWorship

    Pastor John from the Gathering Tree helped me out in a major way yesterday. I’d been working on piecing together some video clips from The Pursuit of Happyness for this Sunday’s worship service.  It wasn’t working.  Apparently EasyWorship has a problem with Vista, and I couldn’t get any audio.  I cannot overstate what a major… Continue reading

  • Celebrate Canine Obesity Month!

    No kidding. I couldn’t make this up. See for yourself: Continue reading

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  • Might As Well Open the Boardwalk

    Today is February 6 and it’s 73 degrees outside.  How is that even possible?!? Continue reading

  • The 113-Year-Old Babe

    Today is Babe Ruth’s birthday.  He’d be 113 if he was still alive.  The Babe was the greatest hitter ever to pick up a baseball bat.  Just in case you feel inclined to argue, click here to see his numbers and you’ll change your mind. (Of course, his stats don’t tell the whole story.  For… Continue reading

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  • Giving Up Sunday School for Lent

    We had our monthly leadership meeting at CrossWay on Sunday. Two major decisions were made: to set aside Sunday School for the time being and to back up the time of our worship service to 10:30. Our mission as a church is to make lifelong followers of Jesus Christ in our community and around the… Continue reading