Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

Random Jonx

Like it says–random jonx.

  • Spiritual Olympics

    Today in the mail I received an invitation for our “choir” to enter a competition.  That was funny enough, but what really got me laughing was the line where it says this event is held “in a spiritually-competitive format.” “Spiritually-competitive”?!? I had no idea what this could possibly mean, so I went online and did Continue reading

  • Hahaha

    A friend of mine gave me a printout this morning with some hilarious and insightful quotes.  The one that really got me laughing: “The first testicular guard, the ‘cup,’ was used in hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974.  That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that Continue reading

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  • Celebrating 82 Years of the Internet

    This morning I was looking at the website of a university that offers online programs.  In trying to support the value of online study, they offer this tidbit: “In the book, The No Significant Difference Phenomenon, author Thomas L. Russell cites 355 research reports, papers and summaries dating back to 1928 that found no significant Continue reading

  • Unrecycling

    Today one of the four-year-olds at the Training Station walked in and greeted me with, “Happy Earth Day!” To use Earth Day as a teaching opportunity, one of the teachers had me and another teacher go out on the playground and throw trash all over the place.  Well, “trash” meaning plastics, paper products, and aluminum Continue reading

  • Recycling

    The other day I was recycling in Ocean Pines and the bin for tin cans was half-filled by air ducts.  I guess someone was replacing their duct work and decided to go green. Speaking of recycling, only one time in the last six years have I seen anyone at the Ocean Pines recycling center that Continue reading

  • Impeach Merv!

    Today after spending some time at a local elementary school with a second grader I’m mentoring, I had lunch with my friend Merv at Panera Bread.  At least I thought he was my friend.  My man let me sit through the whole meal and walk around the restaurant wearing my “Mr. Nathan” name tag from Continue reading

  • Separated At Birth: Inanimate Object Edition

    When the local snow plows were scraping Route 50 here in West Ocean City, as usual they smashed up our church mailbox.  I hope this is not becoming an annual tradition. Anyway, when I looked at the warped, twisted mailbox, there was something strangely familiar about it.  Finally I realized what it was.  Compare below: Continue reading

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  • Stuff

    Stuff: We’re almost halfway through the series “Revealed” at CrossWay.  It’s going well, but I wish I had another two or three months to prepare for it!  Guess I’ll always feel that way.  Sermons are like paintings–it’s hard to reach a point where I can say, “It’s finished.” Laura Marie is eating “solid” food!  Doesn’t Continue reading

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  • The T-Ball Nats

    A friend of mine from Australia is visiting D.C. later this month.  He’s interested in seeing a baseball game, so I was talking with my dad and my brother Dylan about it.  Since the Washington Nationals are so ridiculously bad, I told Dylan and my dad that I wasn’t sure if I should send Tom Continue reading

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  • Stuff Re: Dates

    Laura Marie is due one month from today! Our worship leader at CrossWay, Josh Engle, turns 35 today.  Happy birthday Josh! As of last Wednesday, I’ve now been at CrossWay for two years.  Sure has gone by quickly. Continue reading