Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

  • How Not to Run an Obstacle Course

    Last night several hundred people gathered for a party in Berlin, hosted by SonRise Church and the Ocean City Worship Center.  It was cool!  Lots of zesty chili and other good food, games, rides, and old friends.  Good times. There was an inflatable obstacle course.  The woman who heads up the audio/visual stuff at SonRise,… Continue reading

  • Ode to November

    Aahhh, November. November is probably my favorite month. I like the dark, overcast, chilly, rainy days with the wind blowing and leaves falling. That might sound gloomy, but I find it peaceful. November is holiday season, with Thanksgiving arriving and Christmas on the way. It’s right in the peak of football season, following on the… Continue reading

  • The Halloween Menu

    I don’t see how kids do it.  One of the teachers at the Training Station gave me two pieces of Halloween cake today, along with a juice box.  Good stuff, but my system has OD’d on sweets.  To think of the kids eating that and then downing a bunch of candy tonight….  Oy….. Continue reading

  • Kindergarten Pumpkin Patch

    Yesterday I went with Carolyn’s kindergarten class to visit the pumpkin patch.  It was Wright’s Market, the one we went to with Riley & Jenna a couple weeks ago.  The kids went through the corn maze, went on a hayride, picked pumpkins, had a snack, fed goats, and ate lunch. There was one little guy… Continue reading

  • Best New Website On the Internet

    The world of www dot is now better than ever before.  My wife has designed a website for her class, which you can see here.  I sure could use a big dose of kindergarten teacher creativity. Enjoy! Continue reading

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  • ACC Conference & Mexican Food

    Last Friday night Carolyn and I drove to Oxford, Pennsylvania, to spend the night at Michael & Kristen’s new house (that’s her sister, and her sister’s husband). The house is new for them, but not new–it was built in 1888. Pretty cool. They’ve done a lot to it! On Saturday morning Carolyn’s parents met us… Continue reading

  • Sin

    Yesterday at CrossWay we talked about sin.  We’re in a three-week miniseries about people.  Last week we looked at how we were designed for a relationship with God, relationships with each other, and to take care of our planet.  Yesterday we examined how our sin has messed up all of those designs. For week three… Continue reading

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  • ACC Annual Meeting

    Exciting post title, huh?  Today my father-in-law and I went to our church conference’s annual gathering in the Lancaster, PA area.  It was actually pretty cool.  I’ll write more about it later when I’m not 96% exhausted. Continue reading

  • Let It Rain, Let It Rain, Let It Rain

    It’s been raining for three days.  I love it!  Aahhh, there’s nothing as peaceful, cozy, soothing, and invigorating as a rainy autumn day. Continue reading

  • Ed Stetzer & the Missional Network

    On Tuesday night I went to a Missional Network conference hosted by Oak Ridge Baptist Church in Salisbury.  My mother-in-law, Linda, went with me.  It was pretty cool.  I figured they’d probably have coffee there, but it was better than I expected–the room where the conference was held was actually connected to a coffee shop! … Continue reading