Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

  • Half

    Today Laura Marie is half a year old.  Six months ago Carolyn woke me up about 6:00 a.m. and told me her water broke.  Our lives have never been the same since.  We knew that having a baby would be awesome, but Laura Marie is so much more wonderful than anything we ever could have… Continue reading

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  • Why I Love Going to the Dentist

    Seriously, I really do.  Our dentist, Dr. Landsman in Ocean Pines, has the best motto of any dentist anywhere: “All Gentle Dental.”  Now that’s what I’m talking about. Carolyn and I joke about how if we ever get too down on ourselves, all we have to do is go to the dentist.  Dr. Landsman is… Continue reading

  • Sledgehammers, Cute Babies, Cosby, and the Devil

    What’s happening: We’re halfway through the Revealed series at CrossWay.  Last Sunday I preached about the devil–the dragon of Revelation 12.  It just worked out that it was the day after Halloween. Carolyn and I have watched every episode of The Cosby Show.  We just finished the eighth and final season.  Now that’s good television! … Continue reading

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  • 10 Years–And 11

    Last Saturday marked two significant anniversaries in my life that I didn’t blog about.  It marked 11 years since I became a follower of Jesus Christ and 10 years since I preached my first sermon.  October 17 is always a significant double milestone for me.  Thank You, Jesus! Speaking of anniversaries and thanking Jesus, tomorrow marks… Continue reading

  • Fowl Tape

    Conversation overheard on the Training Station playground yesterday: Ms. Sharon, looking at toy with little plastic piece broken off of it: That’s okay, we can fix it with duct tape. Three-year-old girl: Eeeeewwwwww!!!!  Duck tape! Continue reading

  • 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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  • My Vast Wealth of Knowledge

    Yesterday on the playground I found a dead, dried out bug in a spider’s web on the playground at the preschool.  There was a four-year-old girl standing there, so I asked her if she knew what happens to a bug that gets caught in a spider web.  She shook her head, so I told her… Continue reading

  • The Christ of Daniel

    I never thought I would find myself sympathizing at all with the religious leaders of ancient Palestine who opposed Jesus.  But today I read a study note in my Bible that really helped me to see some things from their perspective. In the Book of Daniel, the Bible teaches that the Babylonian Empire would be… Continue reading

  • Revealed

    Beginning in October at CrossWay Church we’re doing a seven-week series on the Book of Revelation.  It’s called “Revealed” and will use seven powerful images from Revelation to see what this book about the last days can teach us about living in this day.  I’ve been looking forward to this one for months! Continue reading

  • Return of the Podcast

    Woo hoo!  After being out of commission for several months, the CrossWay Church Sermon Podcast is now back in action.  I’m trying to catch up on uploading the backlog.  Unfortunately some recordings didn’t turn out.  But at least now we can start getting the weekly messages back online. However, this did present me with a… Continue reading

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