Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

  • What in the World Am I Doing Here?

    That’s the title of the message that Pastor Kyle McDaniel shared with us yesterday at CrossWay.  Kyle is the associate pastor at nearby SonRise Church. The sermon was about life lessons from the Book of Ecclesiastes.  It address the search for life, the stuff of life, and the substance of life.  Some highlights (all quotes… Continue reading

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  • Vote for the First Dog

    According to some reports, Barack Obama has promised to get his daughters a dog after the presidential election. The American Kennel Club is holding its own election to help the general public offer some guidance as to what kind of dog the Obama family should get. If Obama wins the election, that means that YOU… Continue reading

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  • “In the Beginning” at Sight & Sound Theater

    Last week Carolyn and I went to Sight & Sound Theater in Strasburg, Pennsylvania. We love that place! We saw “In the Beginning,” their version of the creation story. As usual, it was great! Their productions are too good to try to describe. You just have to experience it. We were excited to see that… Continue reading

  • Freedom from Anxiety

    At CrossWay on Sunday we continued our Freedom series with a message about freedom from anxiety.  Anxiety for many of us is a constant undercurrent in our daily lives.  Sometimes worry is our mental default mode.  But like breathing, which happens automatically yet can be consciously controlled, we can also be deliberate about where we turn… Continue reading

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  • It’s Rick Warren’s TIME

    Today when my issue of TIME magazine arrived in the mail, it was a surprise to see Rick Warren’s mug on the front.  The cover blurb says: “The Purpose Driven Pastor – Rick Warren – America’s most powerful religious leader takes on the world.”  You can read it online here. The article’s writer, David Van… Continue reading

  • Computer Update

    At the end of last week I finally got my computer back from the Geek Squad.  They fixed it to the point that it can now detect wireless, but there’s still one huge problem: it can’t detect my wireless!  I’m able to get online at the church, but not from my study which is where… Continue reading

  • Freedom from Fear

    The “Freedom” series continued yesterday at CrossWay with a message about freedom from fear.  We all have something that scares us.  For some it might be actual dangers we encounter, such as icy roads, an abusive parent, or a disease we carry in our bodies.  For others it might be a phobia, which is a… Continue reading

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  • Geek Squad Update

    The Geek Squad still has my computer, and they’re still trying to fix it.  I’m praying! Continue reading

  • Geek Squad Is On The Case

    Yesterday I took my computer to the Geek Squad at Best Buy in Salisbury.  The first guy who looked at it said he’d seen the problem a couple times before.  Apparently the computer thinks it has about two dozen network cards.  The Geek Squad dude said it could be caused by a virus, and said… Continue reading

  • Freedom!

    A couple weeks ago at CrossWay we had our conference minister, Merv Stoltzfus, as our guest preacher.  Last week one of our elders, LJ Timmons, shared the sermon.  As soon as I can I’ll get those messages up on the podcast site. This past Sunday we kicked off a four-week series called “Freedom.”  It’s about… Continue reading

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