Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

  • Painting & Podcasting

    This afternoon I just didn’t feel up for painting, so during that time I edited and uploaded today’s podcast.  Record time!  It’s available through one of the links on the right. Carolyn’s painting that she’s working on, a profile of a child whose parents are friends of ours, is coming along amazingly.  She doesn’t see… Continue reading

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  • Wolves, Pizza, Babies… Stuff Like That

    Last weekend was very much a little kid weekend. On Saturday we took two girls, ages 9 & 5, to the zoo. It was pretty cool–the new wolf exhibit now actually has its wolves! (Okay, so it looks like a dog, but you kinda gotta go on faith here.) Then we went out for pizza… Continue reading

  • Play Ball! Production Is Underway

    This past week I spent a day and a half working with pastors from other churches to film video for a series we’re collaborating on in June.  The series is called “Play Ball!” and has a baseball theme.  It’s about getting in the game–moving from the bleachers to the bench to the ballfield.  Or in… Continue reading

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  • Kindergarten One-Liners

    This week one of the words that Carolyn’s students are learning is “ax.”  She asked one little girl to use the word in a sentence, and she said: “I need to ax to go to the bathroom.” Another little feller was sitting at his desk pouting about something, and when Carolyn tried to talk with… Continue reading

  • Blogging Irony

    There’s an inherent irony to blogging: The busier you are, the more you have to blog about, but the less time you have to do it; the less busy you are, the more time you have to blog, but the less there is to say. I’ll try to make a better effort at conquering this… Continue reading

  • Your Tough Questions: Podcast Edition

    Just so ya know, the podcast from “Your Tough Questions” on Sunday is now available.  You can access it using one of the CrossWay Sermon Podcast links on the right side of this screen. Continue reading

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  • Embarrassing Typo

    As someone who has earned the reputation of being something of a typo sniper, I guess it’s my duty to publicly confess my own embarrassing typos. The elders at CrossWay are working on overhauling our church’s Constitution & By-Laws.  At a meeting a couple weeks ago I gave our elders a current copy with proposed… Continue reading

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  • Your Tough Questions About God

    At CrossWay yesterday we wrapped up the “Tough Questions About God” series by fielding questions that people submitted.  Two of our elders (as in church leaders, not just old guys) joined with me in attempting to tackle some of the questions. The questions we received covered topics like the origin of God, what happens to… Continue reading

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  • An Old Classic Revived

    Carolyn gave her kindergarten students an assignment earlier this week: draw a picture of what you want to be when you grow up.  One little guy decided he wanted to be a rock star, as you can see below.  On the right is one of his friends, playing drums.  In the middle is another friend… Continue reading

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  • Bible, Baseball, Ballet, and Birch Beer

    Last night I went to Greenwood, Delaware to speak to a youth group there.  It’s been a little while since I’ve been involved in youth ministry, and it sure did bring back a lot of memories!  The message was from Daniel 1-3, about Azariah, Mishael, and Hananiah–better known as Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. We looked… Continue reading

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