Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

  • Classic Kevin

    Yesterday the Hydes all got together at my brother Jason’s house.  His two-year-old son Kevin was walking around eating a giant piece of chocolate and caramel candy.  He’d already eaten half of it when someone saw him with it and asked him if he’d asked his dad if it was okay for him to eat… Continue reading

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  • Merry Christmas!

    MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!!!! I’ll be back to blogging soon…. Continue reading

  • A Lesson for Us All

    Hahaha, check out this post by Pastor Darren Plummer! Continue reading

  • Preaching Mistake #397

    Tomorrow will be my sixteenth straight Sunday preaching.  This will be the first and hopefully last time I’m doing this.  Trust me, there’s nothing heroic about going four months straight in the pulpit (not that we actually have a pulpit, but you know what I mean).  I’ve gotten myself worn down, and in the process… Continue reading

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  • Coming January 2nd to CrossWay…

    Arriving at CrossWay Church on January 2nd, the event we’ve all been waiting for: (And to answer in advance the question I keep getting from all the women: No, the six-foot man is not included.  Sorry.  Although we could use several six-foot men to help unload the sign when it arrives.  It’s nearly 600 pounds!) Continue reading

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  • Adventures with Ri & Jenna

    Last night Carolyn and I took our little friends Riley and Jenna to see the Winter Festival of Lights in Ocean City.  Carolyn and I have gone to see the lights the past nine years (maybe even ten–I can’t remember if we went in 1998).  Anyway, the past couple years we’ve taken little ones to… Continue reading

  • Part 2: Mission, Vision, and Strategy at CrossWay Church

    In response to a post from earlier this morning, I received some insightful comments from Terry.  Thanks, Terry, for sharing these great thoughts!  I started to respond by leaving a comment, but as it stretched on longer and longer, I figured it was probably post-worthy. There’s a lot of talk out there about vision, mission,… Continue reading

  • Blog Facelift

    Over Christmas break I’m hoping to take some time to work on this blog.  Many things will stay the same, but I’m planning to really overhaul it.  The web address will be the same and I’ll keep many of the same links in the sidebar.  But it will have a new look (a new template),… Continue reading

  • Mission, Vision, and Strategy at CrossWay Church

    After months of praying about things like church vision, mission, and strategy for CrossWay, it finally started becoming clear when it came time to preach on it recently. These things can easily be forced if some church people simply decide to make up some cute-sounding stuff. But then it’s not from the heart of the… Continue reading

  • Christmas at the Training Station

    Today was the last day of school before Christmas break for some of the kids at the Training Station. It was so cute seeing all these kids so excited about Christmas, partying with their classes and exchanges gifts and cards. As she was leaving, one little two-year-old girl kept saying very slowly, carefully, and clearly:… Continue reading