Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

  • Outback Elders

    Last night we had an elders meeting at Outback.  Now that’s what I’m talking about!  That’s how elders meetings should be.  Forget this sitting around a table at church stuff, talking about the leaky toilet and the need for a new mulch job.  Bring on the grilled chicken with swiss and bacon sandwich! In all… Continue reading

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  • Beautiful Soup

    Linda, my mother-in-law, made the best soup ever for Carolyn and me last night.  It was so good that the leftovers I had for lunch today were even better than it was last night!  I’ve never had that happen before.  She is such a good cook that every time I eat her cooking it inspires… Continue reading

  • Epipotheo

    Yesterday I learned a cool new Greek word: epipotheo.  I came across it while I was studying Philippians 1:8.  In the Bible, the sixteenth chapter of Acts tells the story of how Paul the church planter started a new church in the ancient European city of Philippi.  After some pretty wild experiences there, he moved… Continue reading

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  • Foot Washing

    Yesterday at CrossWay we wrapped up the miniseries on ordinances with a message on foot washing. Although foot washing is inarguably a Mennonite ordinance, it seems to me like so much more. In the story of Jesus washing His disciples’ feet (in John 13:1-17), Jesus was calling us not to a rite but to a… Continue reading

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  • Updated Church Website

    Carolyn gave the CrossWay Church website a much-needed update today.  (You know a website hasn’t been updated in a while when you feel the need to blog about it being updated!)  She changed the graphic, the background color (it looks much better!), updated the time for Sunday morning Bible study, plugged the Christmas Eve service,… Continue reading

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  • Lousy Day in Dallas

    Wow, total meltdown in Dallas.  You can read about it here. In a game that didn’t have any highlights for the Cowboys, there are two good things to be salvaged from their 10-6 loss to Philadelphia: First, the Eagles exposed some major weaknesses and limitations on the Cowboys, but they’re problems that can be fixed–and… Continue reading

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  • Church Ministry Lessons from the World of Secular Education

    Carolyn was gone for a couple days this week at a conference near Baltimore for kindergarten teachers.  When she got back I was looking through some of the materials she picked up while she was there.  There was one page that really jumped out at me.  It was about how children learn, but it read… Continue reading

  • Sermonizing for January ’08

    The cold that’s going around finally caught up with me yesterday, so I spent most of the day working at home.  At least it gave me a chance to catch up with some planning. I’ve been spending a lot of time lately working on the preaching schedule for 2008.  As it stands now, the first… Continue reading

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  • Home Alone, Part 14

    Carolyn should be back home in about an hour.  She’s been gone for the past couple days at a conference near Baltimore.  While she was away I made a self-discovery: I don’t think I’m mature enough to be left by myself.  Last night I stayed up playing until 1:30, and all I’ve had to eat… Continue reading

  • Mom’s Thoughts on Steve

    In response to my new iPod being named “Steve” after my dad, my mom had some thoughts that got me laughing. She emailed me: I can just hear the conversations now… “Carolyn, have you seen Steve anywhere?” “Man, that’s a cool song — I’m gonna download it on Steve.” “The time just flew by —… Continue reading