Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

Current Events

  • MLK

    Today marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  This one seems especially significant because the span of time since his death is now longer than the span of his life. A few years ago Carolyn, my dad, and I visited the museum in Memphis that’s located where he was Continue reading

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  • WOO HOO!!!!!!

    The new sign is up!  YES!!!!  (Okay, so we need to fix the panel inside–but who cares?  It’s up!) Here’s John taking the plastic off the top of the sign.  Either that, or he’s just playing. Here’s the spot in the grass where the sign was lying (or laying or whatever) for three months: Continue reading

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  • Lake CrossWay

    It’s unbelievable how hard it rained yesterday!  It seemed like each raindrop was gallon-sized.  Now the place is flooded.  Here’s the lawn in front of the church: It was tempting to pull out the old raft and lounge in Lake CrossWay! Continue reading

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  • Obama Landslide

    Whoa.  I can’t believe how badly Barack Obama crushed Hillary Clinton in the voting booth yesterday! Yesterday morning I listened to Sunday’s “Meet the Press,” and they were talking about how unlikely it was that Obama would take the lead in delegates yesterday.  One guy said that he would have to take 70% in D.C. Continue reading

  • 10 Random Things

    10 Random Things: (1) Today is when voters here in Maryland, along with Virginia and D.C., get a shot at the national spotlight. I’m registered Independent, so I can’t vote. In my 14 years of voting eligibility, I’ve been registered as a Democrat, Republican, and now Independent. I’m thinking about switching back to Democrat so Continue reading

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  • Iowha?!?

    Looks like the night of the underdogs in Iowa!  It’d be great to see Huckabee & Obama continue to make strong showings throughout the rest of the cauci (or whatever the plural of “caucus” is–it just sounded right). The Iowan voters seem to have a penchant for sanity that I hope reflects a greater national Continue reading

  • 11-1 and at the Top of the Pack!

    Wow: 11-1!  Dallas did it last night–they put away the now 10-2 Packers.  That’s amazing that in 12 games so far this year, their only loss was at the hands of the undefeated Patriots.  Had to miss this game, but it sure is fun even just to read about it!  You can check out the Continue reading

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  • The Barry Bonds in All of Us

    Here we go another round.  With the indictment of Barry Bonds for perjury and obstruction of justice stemming from his grand jury testimony about his steroid use (we can all drop the “alleged” now), we’ll have the newest season of real reality TV as millions hungrily follow the unfolding disgrace. Another fallen hero. And another Continue reading

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  • Could It Be…?

    It’s still very early in the season, so I’m trying not to get too excited… but the Dallas Cowboys are off to a 4-0 start and are already leading the pack in the NFC East! Like I said, I’m not getting my hopes up, but they’re looking good. Their defense finally showed up against the Continue reading

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  • A True Kingdom Effort

    This morning something really cool is happening in Berlin.  Two churches from different denominations are coming together for worship. SonRise Church and the Ocean City Worship Center have spent the past four weeks doing a series on the Kingdom of God.  Their pastors planned the series together and each one preached it at his church.  Continue reading

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