Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

  • My Summer Preaching Cave

    This summer I’m trying a big experiment that I’m really praying will work.  Here’s the deal: I have set a summertime goal of writing preaching outlines for all my sermons up through the spring, and writing sermon manuscripts through the end of 2008.  It’s a big goal, to be sure.  Here are some reasons I’m… Continue reading

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  • The Second-Best Guacamole Ever

    Just so you know, on Saturday I made the second-best guacamole I’ve ever made. It was a delightful surprise.  Avocados were on sale at Food Lion, so I got four of them.  The first one I cut open was just gorgeous.  Not too soft, not too hard–just right.  It was one of those one-in-a-million avocados… Continue reading

  • Cinderella’s New Palace

    About a month or so ago Carolyn got a tadpole for her classroom.  As I’ve mentioned before, the kids decided to name the tadpole Cinderella.  (The girls in that class outnumbered the dudes 14-8.) Poor Cinderella seems to be developmentally challenged.  She’s never changed.  At all.  In fact, the last day of school, one of… Continue reading

  • Keep Your Eye On the Ball

    At CrossWay yesterday we had the second week in our Play Ball! series.  The message was called “Keep Your Eye on the Ball” and was about focusing on Jesus.  It was based on Hebrews 12:1-3 & 2 Corinthians 4:16-18.  The podcast should be up in a day or so. Continue reading

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  • Last Day for Carolyn’s Kids

    Yesterday was the last day of kindergarten for Carolyn’s kids.  It was her fourth class, and a great one it was!  She has to go back for a couple days next week before she’ll be finished, and then… summer! Continue reading

  • Joltin’ Joe the Magic Time Traveller

    On eBay I found someone selling an autographed postcard with a picture of Joe DiMaggio on it.  In the item description it says: “Signature appears to be newer than postcard.” I would hope so.  But if Joltin’ Joe somehow managed to sign a postcard before it was made, that’s a pretty cool trick. Can you… Continue reading

  • CrossWay Church Sermon Podcast Scores Mennonite Mention

    Last night I was reading the latest issue of The Mennonite, which is the national publication for our denomination. The table of contents mentioned an article called “Sermons Heard ‘Round the World.” When I turned to the article, I saw that it was about Mennonite churches that are podcasting. I was surprised to see us… Continue reading

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  • And the Nominee…

    Looks like Barack Obama is going to be the first biracial major-party nominee for President.  This is shaping up for an interesting November!  It’ll really be interesting when we see who the picks for VP will be…. Continue reading

  • Wolf Babies, Among Others

    A couple days ago Carolyn and I went to the zoo in Salisbury.  About three or four weeks ago the two wolves there had babies.  We’ve been at least a couple times since then hoping to see them, but were unable to catch a glimpse of them until Sunday.  They never left the den, but… Continue reading

  • Misspelled Food

    I forgot to share the other day that Carolyn made some totally delicious chicken cordon bleu on pasta for supper.  I have no idea why the word “blue” has to be misspelled whenever you’re talking about food.  Maybe it’s so you can give it a weird French-sounding twist at the end, as in “bloouh,” so… Continue reading