Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

  • A Heartwarming Amazon Review the Whole Family Can Enjoy

    Never thought I’d post a link to an Amazon review of a chef’s hat.  But this is cool.  Click here and scroll down until you get to the Customer Reviews. Continue reading

  • Kickin’ Some Knowledge Wikipedia-Style

    Even though Wikipedia is not the most reliable source, you sure can find out some interesting stuff there.  Today I found out that Talia Shire, who played Adrian Balboa in the Rocky movies, is the sister of Francis Ford Coppola. Continue reading

  • First Paintings

    Here’s a picture of Carolyn’s first completed painting. She painted it based on a photograph we took last summer at Cataloochee, Tennessee. The painting is actually a lot brighter than this photo shows, but I don’t know how to capture a painting on camera. Anyway, here it is: And in fairness to my deal with… Continue reading

  • Hollywood God: Rocky Balboa–Podcast

    Just so ya know, the podcast for “Hollywood God: Rocky Balboa” is now available.  To download it, click on either “CrossWay Church Sermon Podcast” or “CrossWay Podcast on iTunes” on the right side of this page, under “Links to Check Out.” Continue reading

  • Stuff from the Past Few Days

    Haven’t blogged much lately.  Here’s what’s been going on: Carolyn was away last week for three days and two nights.  She attended a conference in Towson with the other kindergarten teachers, and really enjoyed it.  She said the conference was informative, interesting, and beneficial, but what she talked about most was the food.  They ate… Continue reading

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  • Mark His Word

    This morning I began a journey through the Book of Daniel in the Bible.  I pulled out a copy of the Bible that I read a couple years ago to see the notes I’d made in Daniel.  There was so much there!  As I read through this Bible, I turned it into my own personal… Continue reading

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  • Hollywood God: Ratatouille (the podcast)

    There was a minor glitch in uploading the podcast for Sunday’s installment of Hollywood God: Ratatouille.  Sorry for the delay.  But now it’s up and running, and you can access it using one of the links on the right side of this page. Continue reading

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  • Ocean City Pastors Meeting

    Yesterday I met for the first time with the pastors group in Ocean City.  It was great getting to meet them!  We tossed around some ideas for upcoming events.  They asked me to preach at the sunrise service on Easter.  They told me it’s at 6:00 a.m. and has about 1,000-1,500 people, so of course… Continue reading

  • Weekend Recap

    A recap of this fun and busy weekend:  On Friday we went to Oxford, Pennsylvania to spend the night at Michael & Kristen’s house (Carolyn’s sister & her husband).  We hung out with them for awhile that night and ate some totally delicious cake that Kristen had made. On Saturday we went to Sight &… Continue reading

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  • The Hobbit

    Until recently I had never read anything by J.R.R. Tolkien.  So finally, at long last, I read The Hobbit.  Coming into it, I had no idea what to expect.  That’s a good thing, because it was very different from anything I’d ever read before.  Definitely a good book.  It seems to fit into a weird… Continue reading

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