Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

  • New Sign Update

    Hey, I don’t think I posted the latest on our pursuit of a new church sign: On Saturday, someone connected with CrossWay emailed me and said they were contributing $1,000 toward the new sign. That puts us over the amount we need for a deposit! So now we can place the order and the sign… Continue reading

  • God’s Revelation: Creation

    One of the great things about little kids is that they have an amazing sense of wonder about the world around them.  When the children at our preschool are playing outside, one of them will see a cricket and shout: “Cricket!  I found a cricket!”  All the kids will come running excitedly to the scene… Continue reading

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  • Pumpkin Patch

    Today we went on a field trip to the pumpkin patch.  (I can’t remember the name of it.)  It was lots of fun, and the weather was perfect! When we got there, the pumpkin patch lady showed the kids some different kids of pumpkins and stuff and told them about it.  In the middle of… Continue reading

  • Preaching That Makes You Wanna Dance

    Our Australian friend Tom has put together a pretty cool little audio clip you can listen to here.  Be sure to check out his blog at http://runnoft.blogspot.com/ That’d be pretty cool to have music in the background when I preach! Continue reading

  • Anabaptist Mission & Peace – Day 1

    Class today was amazing.  It’s the most immersed I’ve ever been in sheer Anabaptism.  Our teacher, David Shenk, was fascinating and inspiring.  And he brought in three speakers who shared some of their experiences and what they’ve learned from them.  They told the kinds of stories I’ve only read about in books or seen in… Continue reading

  • Back to School

    This morning I’m taking my first Mennonite class.  It’s part of my journey to become an official Mennonite.  It’s the first Christian class I’ve ever taken, except for a Catholic theology course I took about 13 years ago.  I’ll let you know how it goes. Continue reading

  • Uuuhhhhpdate

    Feeling much better today. Just so ya know. Continue reading

  • Pastors Lunch

    This afternoon I had lunch with some pastors in our conference.  (The ACC–but I always feel like I need to explain that it has nothing to do with football or basketball.)  It was really good to see them again.  It had been several months since I was last able to make it to a meeting.… Continue reading

  • Uuuhhhhh……

    Ugh.  Think I’ve got the flu or something.  It’s a bummer being stuck at home, but not being able to concentrate enough to read or write.  I’ve probably listened to my iPod for about four hours today (at least I can do something!). Whenever my mind gets cleared up and my body’s up for the… Continue reading

  • A Nerd’s Nightmare

    The other night I had what could only be classified as a true nerd’s nightmare.  In this dream, I had placed an order with Amazon several hours earlier, and I suddenly realized that I’d forgotten to select the Free Super Saver Shipping. I woke up in a cold sweat, glad it had only been a… Continue reading