Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

Bible Thoughts

  • Scripture Famine

    “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord God, “when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord. They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they shall run to and fro, to seek Continue reading

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  • God of the Roaring Waves

    For I am the Lord your God, who churns up the sea so that its waves roar—the Lord Almighty is his name. – Isaiah 51:15 The beach has long been one of my favorite places to bask in the presence of God.  Perhaps that’s because it comes so naturally there.  The vastness of the horizon, Continue reading

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  • Old Testament Gospel

    This morning I was reading Leviticus and discovered something pretty interesting. When Jesus was asked what was the most important commandment, He actually gave two: love God and love people (see Matthew 22:37-40).  He cited Leviticus 19:18, which says to “love your neighbor as yourself.” Looking at that phrase in its context provides some insight.  Continue reading

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  • And So He Finished the Work

    “And so Moses finished the work.”  This statement from Exodus 40:33 jumped out at me this morning.  In the second half of the Book of Exodus, God gives Moses a lot of detailed instructions on building the Tabernacle (a tent that was like a portable church sanctuary) and all the tools and instruments that went Continue reading

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  • You Are God’s Idea

    Yesterday I was listening to a podcast featuring Matt Chandler, preacher at The Village Church in the Dallas area.  He said four simple words that are so profound I’ve not been able to stop mulling it over.  He said, “You are God’s idea.” Of course, I already knew that God made me and that He Continue reading

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  • –.–.—-

    Today I saw a bumper sticker that said: “1.20.13: End of an Error.” Reminds me of all the bumper stickers that were around during President Bush’s last year or so, that simply had the date of the next inauguration. It’s weird how so many people still place so much hope in a politician. There’s a Continue reading

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  • Falling On Our Knees

    At CrossWay on Sunday we talked about dying to our sin-riddled selves and being given new life in Christ.  We read the really strange story in Acts 20:7-12 and then walked through Romans 6:1-14. The highlight of the day for me came at the end of the second service.  When we reached our prayer time Continue reading

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  • The God of This City

    Yesterday at CrossWay we talked about the vision for our church.  We read Acts 18:5-11, in which God appears to Paul in a vision and tells him that He has many people in the city of Corinth, where Paul was preaching. God is the God of that city, and He is the God of our Continue reading

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  • Following God With Your Money

    We wrapped up the series The Almighty’s Dollar on Sunday at CrossWay Church.  After a week about loving God with our money and another week on trusting God with our money, on Sunday we talked about following God with our money. While we’re often surrounded by messages that tell us to indulge ourselves and live Continue reading

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  • Give Cheerfully? Freal?

    In response to the recent post Trusting God With Our Money, Katie left the comment below: I’m hearing ya on #1 & #2 but to be transparent it is sometimes hard to be cheerful about it. I am happy to be giving back to God what is his. I’ve been sitting here looking at the Continue reading

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