Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

Pictures

  • Celebrate Canine Obesity Month!

    No kidding. I couldn’t make this up. See for yourself: Continue reading

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  • The 113-Year-Old Babe

    Today is Babe Ruth’s birthday.  He’d be 113 if he was still alive.  The Babe was the greatest hitter ever to pick up a baseball bat.  Just in case you feel inclined to argue, click here to see his numbers and you’ll change your mind. (Of course, his stats don’t tell the whole story.  For Continue reading

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  • Red-Tailed Hawk

    Yesterday I asked Daryl about the bird in this post.  He said it’s a red-tailed hawk.  Just so ya know.  (I figured he’d know what it was.) Here are some other shots of him (the hawk–not Daryl): Continue reading

  • Rick Warren and the Gang

    Yesterday I went to Ebenezer’s in D.C. to see Rick Warren.  Ebenezer’s is a coffeehouse on Capitol Hill, run by National Community Church.  I went up there with Pastor Daryl from SonRise and Pastor John from the Gathering Tree.  Here we are with Rick (I know this picture is blurry, but I should be receiving Continue reading

  • Backyard Big Bird

    This morning I walked into the kitchen for a cup of coffee and glanced out the back door to see what the weather was like. Something looked out of place. Here’s the view I had: A closer shot: Not sure what kind of bird this guy is. A hawk, maybe? Here are some closeups of Continue reading

  • Hollywood God

    Starting on February 10 we’re doing a series at CrossWay called “Hollywood God.”  Carolyn designed the invite cards and placed our printing order online, so they should be here in about a week.  Here’s what they’ll look like: Continue reading

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  • Coming January 2nd to CrossWay…

    Arriving at CrossWay Church on January 2nd, the event we’ve all been waiting for: (And to answer in advance the question I keep getting from all the women: No, the six-foot man is not included.  Sorry.  Although we could use several six-foot men to help unload the sign when it arrives.  It’s nearly 600 pounds!) Continue reading

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  • Dylan Hyde, Age 31

    Today my baby brother turns 31. That’s just weird. I can clearly remember standing in the living room of our house at 12125 Rennick Lane in Silver Spring, Maryland, on the night of December 11, 1980. We’d just moved to Maryland from Arkansas a couple months earlier. It was three days after John Lennon had Continue reading

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  • Introducing… Steve the iPod

    My new iPod arrived today!  It’s an 80 GB classic, sleek black.  When you first hook up a new iPod in iTunes, you have to give it a name.  In honor of my dad who bought me this amazing gift, I named the iPod Steve. Here’s a view of Steve the iPod: Ahh, so nice Continue reading

  • Calvin & Brewster Tell the Christmas Story

    Well, I survived my first puppet show. A group of about 25 kids gathered for the morning Bible story, when Calvin (a cow) and Brewster (a rooster) made their first appearance to tell the kids the biblical story about Jesus’ birth.   Then in the afternoon a class of about 15 assembled for the same story. Continue reading

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