Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

Church Stuff

  • Thursday

    Yesterday was a pretty good Thursday, though kind of crazy (the Thursday before Easter always is). The day started with breakfast at Denovo’s, which is where my small group meets.  It was our second meeting, and was great (as was the creamed chipped beef over biscuits with Tabasco sauce–and they are masters at keeping the… Continue reading

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  • i am second

    This Sunday at CrossWay Church we’re starting a new sermon series called “i am second.”  I’m pretty excited about it!  It’s something that several pastors in the community have been working on for a few months. The idea came from a website by the same name.  You should check it out at iamsecond.com!  It has… Continue reading

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  • The Gospel of Me

    In the Gospel of Mark, there is a pretty large cast of characters who appear in the story during the last week of Jesus’ life.  Yesterday at CrossWay we zoomed in on a passage that features two different groups: a centurion and his fellow Roman soldiers, and a group of women who followed Jesus to… Continue reading

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  • Stuff That’s Been Going On

    Lots going on lately.  A brief recap: On Wednesday I was able to visit briefly with Carolyn’s kindergarten class.  Those kids are always so much fun!  She doesn’t have too many days left there–her last day is May 1. On Thursday I started a new Bible study called The Creative Call.  I’m doing the study… Continue reading

  • How Do I Study the Bible?

    Yesterday at CrossWay Church we wrapped up a three-week series called TXT with a message about how to study the Bible. The very term “Bible study” can be intimidating, but it’s actually a process we learn very early in life.  Carolyn’s kindergarten students use a similar method whenever they begin a new unit in their… Continue reading

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  • How Do We Know the Bible is True?

    Yesterday at CrossWay was week #2 in the series TXT.  This week we explored the question: How do we know the Bible is true? We broke this question down into three tests that are used by historians to test the reliability of ancient documents: (1) The internal test.  This asks the question: Do the writers… Continue reading

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  • What’s Up

    This past week and a half has been crazier than usual, revealing one of the disappointing ironies of blogging: the more you have to blog about, the less time you have to blog about it!  Here’s a smattering of what’s been up: At CrossWay we began a new three-week series about the Bible called TXT. … Continue reading

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  • TXT: How Did We Get the Bible?

    On Sunday at CrossWay Church we began a new series called TXT.  This week’s message: How Did We Get the Bible? We broke this question down into three more questions: (1) Where did the Bible come from? The answer to this question is simple: God.  The Bible came to us from God.  It originated with… Continue reading

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  • True Worship

    At CrossWay yesterday we wrapped up the Fanatic series with a message called “True Worshipers.”  Once again we touched on John 4:23 where Jesus says that “the time is coming–indeed it’s here now–when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth.  The Father is looking for those who will worship him that… Continue reading

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  • What God Desires Most

    We started a new series called Fanatic yesterday at CrossWay.  It’s a two-parter about worship. Yesterday the message was “What God Desires Most.”  This is a basic starting point: there is something God desires that only you can give Him, and that is your worship.  So we spent some time talking about what worship really… Continue reading

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