Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

April 2008

  • Ben Stein’s “Expelled”

    Yesterday I watched Ben Stein’s Expelled.  It was pretty interesting, although I have to admit it wasn’t as good as I’d hoped and expected. There wasn’t a whole lot of discussion about the debate between subscribers to Intelligent Design and believers in evolution.  Instead, it was a discussion about the discussion about the debate between… Continue reading

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  • Yankee Stadium

    Yesterday I got tickets for a game at Yankee Stadium in July.  Believe it or not, this was actually Carolyn’s idea!  She knew it was the last season the Yankees were playing in the House that Ruth built, and she knew it would be meaningful for me to make it there before the end of… Continue reading

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  • So What’s Growing In Your Office?

    Cool things happen to a used coffee filter when you leave it sitting in the coffee maker for about three weeks.  The proof is in the pudding, or whatever this substance is: It looks kind of like a galaxy or something.  I guess the Coffee Galaxy would probably go nicely with the Milky Way Galaxy.… Continue reading

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  • Top 10 Ways to Escape from Little Kids Trying to Throw You in the Train Jail

    Sike. There are actually 12. But who ever heard of a Top 12 list? On the playground at the Training Station is a large wooden train that the children love playing on. One of the things they like about it is that to them it’s not only a train—it’s what they call the “train jail.”… Continue reading

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  • Who Is God? He Is Holy

    Yesterday at CrossWay we started a new series called “Who Is God?”  The first message was “He Is Holy.”  In this series we’re looking at three attributes of God, beginning yesterday with holiness. When considering God’s attributes, it’s helpful to remember a couple things.  First of all, He never changes.  If He is something, then… Continue reading

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  • Painting & Podcasting

    This afternoon I just didn’t feel up for painting, so during that time I edited and uploaded today’s podcast.  Record time!  It’s available through one of the links on the right. Carolyn’s painting that she’s working on, a profile of a child whose parents are friends of ours, is coming along amazingly.  She doesn’t see… Continue reading

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  • Wolves, Pizza, Babies… Stuff Like That

    Last weekend was very much a little kid weekend. On Saturday we took two girls, ages 9 & 5, to the zoo. It was pretty cool–the new wolf exhibit now actually has its wolves! (Okay, so it looks like a dog, but you kinda gotta go on faith here.) Then we went out for pizza… Continue reading

  • Play Ball! Production Is Underway

    This past week I spent a day and a half working with pastors from other churches to film video for a series we’re collaborating on in June.  The series is called “Play Ball!” and has a baseball theme.  It’s about getting in the game–moving from the bleachers to the bench to the ballfield.  Or in… Continue reading

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  • Kindergarten One-Liners

    This week one of the words that Carolyn’s students are learning is “ax.”  She asked one little girl to use the word in a sentence, and she said: “I need to ax to go to the bathroom.” Another little feller was sitting at his desk pouting about something, and when Carolyn tried to talk with… Continue reading

  • Blogging Irony

    There’s an inherent irony to blogging: The busier you are, the more you have to blog about, but the less time you have to do it; the less busy you are, the more time you have to blog, but the less there is to say. I’ll try to make a better effort at conquering this… Continue reading