Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

  • Stop and Smell the… Well… At Least LOOK at the Trees!

    Hey, I’m not trying to sound all deep or poetic or artsy or whatever, but we seriously gotta check out these trees around us.  I don’t know if they get more amazing every fall or I’m just getting better able to appreciate it, but the blazing colors of the trees in this area are totally… Continue reading

  • CrossWay Eldership

    On Wednesday night we had our first elders meeting at CrossWay since I’ve been the pastor there. We’ve had one active elder and two men who had served as elders but have been inactive for a while. Three of us (Josh, LJ, and me) met for about an hour and a half, and it was… Continue reading

  • The Barry Bonds in All of Us

    Here we go another round.  With the indictment of Barry Bonds for perjury and obstruction of justice stemming from his grand jury testimony about his steroid use (we can all drop the “alleged” now), we’ll have the newest season of real reality TV as millions hungrily follow the unfolding disgrace. Another fallen hero. And another… Continue reading

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  • Leadership

    “Leaders don’t live for themselves. They live for others. Their lives raise everyone around them to heights they would not otherwise achieve.” – Henry & Richard Blackaby, Called to Be God’s Leader Continue reading

  • Who Made Up the Preposition Rule, Anyway?

    This one’s for you, Mom (thanks to Christi for providing the quote!): “From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.” – Winston Churchill Continue reading

  • Prayer Email Hotline

    Prayer is so important. It’s one of the church’s greatest weapons and worst weaknesses. Lately I’ve been feeling the importance of prayer in a new way, so we now have a prayer email hotline at CrossWay. To share a concern that you’d like us to pray about, just email it to prayer@crossway.cc Continue reading

  • Milton Strikes Again

    Remember “Milton” from Carolyn’s kindergarten class last year?  Apparently he’s giving his first-grade teacher as much… adventure… as he gave Carolyn in kindergarten. Carolyn saw his class in the hallway last week.  Milton was at the end of the line, walking backwards, and he crashed into several of his classmates. His teacher reprimanded him and… Continue reading

  • “Come Together”

    Pastor John’s crew at the Gathering Tree did a series called “Classic Rock” last month (I like the working title: “Rocktober”). It was based on 1 Peter and carried a classic rock theme. Something they did that’s really cool was a remake of the Beatles song “Come Together.” They gave their own twist to the… Continue reading

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  • Addendum on Faith Entry

    Guess I gave Jairus a bad rap this morning.  He’s the dude whose daughter Jesus raised from the dead.  What I probably should have said was that he did have faith, he just didn’t expect that Jesus would bring his daughter back from death rather than heal her while she was still sick. I don’t… Continue reading

  • Two Games Up!

    Great Cowboys-Giants game yesterday! The only problem is that I can’t stand the arrogance and cockiness that some of the Dallas players showed. Slowly strutting into the end zone while looking behind you… drawing a stupid penalty with just a few seconds left in the half, allowing the opposition to score and tie the game… Continue reading