Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

  • God Is Powerful!

    Yesterday at CrossWay we looked at the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego as told in the Bible in Daniel 3.  It’s an amazing story that demonstrates the power of God and shows how we can completely trust God because He is completely powerful. The podcast is now available.  You can access it using one… Continue reading

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  • Hey, Old People Like Cake Too!

    This past weekend Carolyn and I went to Pennsylvania and stayed with Kristen & Michael.  Both of them greatly enjoy the fact that I’m three years older than them, so I’m really excited that they have now entered the 30 club.  Unfortunately my birthday falls close enough to theirs to enable them each year to… Continue reading

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  • Summer 2008

    This summer is shaping up to be a very exciting one!  Our plans for the summer include exactly three things: (1) Work hard. (2) Play hard. (3) Rest hard. Work hard: Okay, so Carolyn’s not planning to work too hard, although she probably will anyway because she doesn’t like doing nothing.  She’s helping out with… Continue reading

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  • Train Jail Update

    Recently I wrote about the Top 10 Ways to Escape from Little Kids Trying to Throw You in the Train Jail.  Today I developed a new tactic that proved highly effective: I had two captors dragging me off to the train jail, a little boy and a little girl.  When we were almost to the… Continue reading

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  • Another Panera Moment

    It’s always great to have an excuse for breakfast at Panera Bread.  I don’t think I could ever get tired of their sausage, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwiches! Yesterday I met a friend there for breakfast.  It’s always nice when you can hang out at Panera Bread and talk religion, politics, philosophy, and art while… Continue reading

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  • Ben Stein’s “Expelled”

    Yesterday I watched Ben Stein’s Expelled.  It was pretty interesting, although I have to admit it wasn’t as good as I’d hoped and expected. There wasn’t a whole lot of discussion about the debate between subscribers to Intelligent Design and believers in evolution.  Instead, it was a discussion about the discussion about the debate between… Continue reading

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  • Yankee Stadium

    Yesterday I got tickets for a game at Yankee Stadium in July.  Believe it or not, this was actually Carolyn’s idea!  She knew it was the last season the Yankees were playing in the House that Ruth built, and she knew it would be meaningful for me to make it there before the end of… Continue reading

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  • So What’s Growing In Your Office?

    Cool things happen to a used coffee filter when you leave it sitting in the coffee maker for about three weeks.  The proof is in the pudding, or whatever this substance is: It looks kind of like a galaxy or something.  I guess the Coffee Galaxy would probably go nicely with the Milky Way Galaxy.… Continue reading

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  • Top 10 Ways to Escape from Little Kids Trying to Throw You in the Train Jail

    Sike. There are actually 12. But who ever heard of a Top 12 list? On the playground at the Training Station is a large wooden train that the children love playing on. One of the things they like about it is that to them it’s not only a train—it’s what they call the “train jail.”… Continue reading

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  • Who Is God? He Is Holy

    Yesterday at CrossWay we started a new series called “Who Is God?”  The first message was “He Is Holy.”  In this series we’re looking at three attributes of God, beginning yesterday with holiness. When considering God’s attributes, it’s helpful to remember a couple things.  First of all, He never changes.  If He is something, then… Continue reading

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