Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

  • Funny Timing

    Yesterday I sent out an email to several Mennonite pastors asking if they want our Mennonite hymnals that we no longer use.  Today I got an email from Mennonite Publishing Network seeking input into their new hymnal. What are the chances of that?!? Continue reading

  • Podcast Glitch

    There’s a minor problem with the podcast recording from Sunday, so it may be a few more days before it’s available for download. The minor problem is that I forgot to hit the record button.  It’s the first time that’s happened since we started recording nine months ago.  Fortunately I realized it during the first… Continue reading

  • Trusting God

    Recently I’ve been reading the Book of Daniel in the Bible.  Every time I read or study a Book of the Bible, it’s always my favorite.  But Daniel is one that remains a timeless favorite.  It’s so fascinating, rich, diverse, and challenging. From the very beginning we see the dominant theme of Daniel at work. … Continue reading

  • Why We Won’t Do Fundraisers at Church

    After church at CrossWay on Sunday two excellent things happened: First, we had a wonderful Mexican meal, taco-bar-style. It totally rocked. Second, we had a productive leadership meeting. In the leadership meeting we agreed to adopt a policy regarding fundraisers. The decision: not to do them. There are five main reasons we reached this decision:… Continue reading

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  • Kung Fu

    What if you woke up one day and you suddenly knew kung fu?  You no longer have to imagine what that would be like.  Just check out this video: Continue reading

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  • Along Came a Spider…

    A little spider was just crawling around on my head and lowered itself onto my arm.  I was hoping it would be radioactive and bite me so I could climb walls and fight crime.  But it didn’t happen.   It was just a normal, powerless little spider.  So I squished it. Continue reading

  • Hollywood God: Spider-Man 3

    Yesterday at CrossWay we wrapped up the Hollywood God series with Spider-Man 3.  This final chapter in the Spider-Man trilogy provides some great illustrations about how Jesus Christ brings us freedom from sin. In the movie, Peter Parker/Spider-Man encounters a symbiote that has crashed into earth.  It’s this tar-like substance that bonds itself with a… Continue reading

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  • Carolyn’s Half-Birthday

    Today is a very special day: It’s Carolyn’s half-birthday, and that only rolls around once every four years.  She only has one half-birthday for every presidential term and Olympic Games. Happy half-birthday, Carolyn! Continue reading

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  • Great Quote About Capital Punishment

    From the current issue of Christianity Today: “It’s anti-evangelical to kill people.  Christianity is redemptive.  But you can’t redeem people by extinguishing them.” – John Whitehead, president of the Rutherford Institute This seems obvious, yet so many people miss it.  As a white evangelical, it’s embarrassing that white evangelicals are the strongest supporters of the… Continue reading

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  • Hollywood God, the Closing Credits

    This Sunday is the last week in our Hollywood God series at CrossWay.  It’s been a lot of fun, but it’ll be kind of nice to catch my breath because the preparation each week has taken a ton of time.  The following Sunday, March 9, we’re beginning a two-week series on family.  Pastor John Coleman… Continue reading