Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

Church Stuff

  • The Ultimate Hungry Hungry Hippo

    This video is a classic, some of Jenna’s best work. It was a big hit at Coast Concerts back in January. Continue reading

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  • The Blogging Church

    Recently I finished reading The Blogging Church by Brian Bailey with Terry Storch. What an extremely useful and helpful resource! The book begins with an explanation of what blogging is and why it’s important. They do a great job of showing how blogging can be an amazing resource for the church, and they cast the… Continue reading

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  • Easter Sunday

    Easter morning.  What an awesome day.  I know that Pastor Daryl has a great message prepared for SonRise today.  I’ll link to the podcast as soon as it’s up. I hope everyone has a great Easter, and remember–we celebrate it today and every day because Jesus lives!!! Continue reading

  • Godspell @ Ebenezer’s

    Yesterday Carolyn and I went to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., then ate at Union Station and walked around the Capitol.  After that we hit Ebenezer’s Coffeehouse for some mocha–she got mint and I got white chocolate.  Mmm….. Then we headed to the lower part of Ebenezer’s for National Community Church’s production of Godspell. … Continue reading

  • Learn About Life & Leadership With D-PLUM

    Today I’d like to introduce everyone to Darren Plummer, a friend of mine who is planting a church in College Park, Maryland, called Mosaic. I asked him a few questions about blogging, and I’d encourage you to check out his blog, “D-PLUM… life and leadership,” at http://mosaicland.blogspot.com.  Enjoy! How long have you been blogging? I… Continue reading

  • A SonRise Seder

    Yesterday at SonRise we brought in a guy from Jews for Jesus, and he led us in a seder service.  “Seder” means “order,” and I can see why they call it that, because there’s a ton of stuff in a seder meal that all has to be done in just the right order. It was… Continue reading

  • Top 10 Random Thoughts About Church Ministry

    (10) Sunday morning is absolutely the most grueling time of the week for me. On Sunday afternoons I feel like an athlete after a highly competitive contest. (9) You hear a lot about how people no longer respect clergy. I’m sure that’s often true, but in my experience, I’ve found that many people still attach… Continue reading

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  • Adam Balboa

    Adam is such a good sport.  He starred in this video that we made last summer.  Funny how much younger he looks.  Enjoy! Continue reading

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  • Strange Hinges

    This is weird.  Today I cleaned out my office.  Blank walls are looking at me.  I still have to come in this week to tie up some loose ends, but I can come in whenever I want.  It feels strange.  Today was my last staff meeting. Transitions are odd times.  Things like empty walls and… Continue reading

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  • Sayonora, Ciao, Adios, and Catch Ya on the Flip Side

    Yesterday at SonRise we wrapped up our series “Just Walk Across the Room.”  Pastor Daryl did a great job bringing us a powerful message.  You can check out the podcast when it comes up later this week. However, Daryl and Jenna both teamed up to embarrass me, and did a pretty good job of it. … Continue reading

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