Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

  • Childbirth Class #1

    On Saturday Carolyn and I had the first of our three childbirth classes.  This one was held in Salisbury, and the next two will be at a church that’s right across the street from our neighborhood (that’ll be nice!). The class was from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and there were seven other couples there. … Continue reading

  • 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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  • Little Laura Marie’s Foot

    For my latest painting I decided to paint my favorite picture from Laura Marie’s first sonogram.  Here’s her precious little foot after 19 weeks in the womb: Continue reading

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  • Kindergarten Kid Stuff

    Carolyn showed the 3-D ultrasound pictures to her children.  It freaked them out!  Some of them said the pictures scared them and covered their eyes.  Others said the baby looks like a stone.  It is seriously tempting to wait until the baby is born, put her in makeup so that she looks like she does… Continue reading

  • What’s A Sermon?

    Just now I went to the kitchen here at work to get the goods to make some coffee.  As I passed one of the classroom doors, a boy came over and asked what I was doing.  “Writing a sermon,” I said. He asked, “What’s a sermon?” If you ever want to force yourself to bring… 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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  • 3-D Laura Marie

    Yesterday we went for a 3-D sonogram at RMS Sonography in Salisbury.  It was so cool to see the baby again!  Now she’s much bigger and has some fat on her, plus the 3-D shots made it possible to see her much better.  Carolyn says they make her look like a clay baby, and you’ll… Continue reading

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  • Funny Bagpipes

    “The Irish gave the bagpipes to the Scots as a joke, but the Scots haven’t seen the joke yet.” – Oliver Herford, 1863 – 1935 Continue reading

  • Training Station Art Show 2009

    Last night at the Training Station we had the annual art show.  Every kid in the preschool has a piece of artwork that is set up in the sanctuary.  It’s all exhibited like a real museum, complete with titles, jazz music in the background, finger food, and punch.  So opening night was last night, and… Continue reading