Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

March 2010

  • Impeach Merv!

    Today after spending some time at a local elementary school with a second grader I’m mentoring, I had lunch with my friend Merv at Panera Bread.  At least I thought he was my friend.  My man let me sit through the whole meal and walk around the restaurant wearing my “Mr. Nathan” name tag from… Continue reading

  • God’s Immeasurable Power At Work Within Us

    This morning I was reading the apostle Paul’s prayer for the church in Ephesus, when I noticed something I hadn’t caught before.  In Ephesians 3:20, he writes: “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us….” That line… Continue reading

  • Membership Class, Part 2

    After the first session of the membership class at CrossWay on Sunday, where we talked about our core values and explored their biblical basis, one of the women who took the class stopped me before she left.  She said, “Those were things I hoped we still believed!” Yep, we still believe.  Mennonite churches don’t exactly… Continue reading

  • Laura Marie, Age 9 Months

    Laura Marie turned 9 months old yesterday.  It’s hard to believe that next month she’ll hit double digits.  (Okay, so it’s double digits in months, but still.) Continue reading

  • Jonah & CrossWay Membership Class

    At CrossWay yesterday we started a new series and also began our first membership class. The series is a two-parter about the Book of Jonah.  Yesterday we read the first two chapters and a couple verses from chapter 3.  The subject was repentance, which essentially is making a U-turn.  At some point we’re all traveling… Continue reading

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  • Separated At Birth: Inanimate Object Edition

    When the local snow plows were scraping Route 50 here in West Ocean City, as usual they smashed up our church mailbox.  I hope this is not becoming an annual tradition. Anyway, when I looked at the warped, twisted mailbox, there was something strangely familiar about it.  Finally I realized what it was.  Compare below: Continue reading

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  • Celebrate & Serve: A Call to Commitment

    We wrapped up the series Celebrate & Serve on Sunday at CrossWay.  We reviewed our mission, vision, values, goals and strategy.  Then we brought it to a personal level and explained how each individual can personally be involved in helping the church achieve our goals for this year and work toward fulfilling the vision. A… Continue reading

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  • Preschool Theology

    It’s amazing how kids get it.  We have so much to learn from them. This morning when Ms. Grace was teaching the Bible story at the Training Station, she asked them what a miracle is.  One little girl raised her hand and said, “Something only God can do.”  That floored me.  Adults write huge volumes… Continue reading

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  • My Sweet Baby

    Laura Marie has been out of the womb longer than she was in the womb.  She’s growing up!  She’s at a really, really fun age.  What a blessing she is! Continue reading