Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

  • An Important Find for Biblical Archeology

    This afternoon while I was looking for something on a website, I saw a headline that caught my attention.  There was recently a very interesting discovery at the British Museum, a piece of biblical archeology which verifies a minor detail in the Book of Jeremiah–the verification of a minor detail is a major piece of… Continue reading

  • God’s Flickr Account

    Flickr is cool.  It’s a free website where you can share your pictures with the world. Yesterday Carolyn was creating a video for a series we’re doing in September, and she was getting frustrated.  She was looking online for pictures to go with the song she’s using in the video.  The song talks about people… Continue reading

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  • Podcast Even More Fixed!

    For icing on the cake, iTunes has finally added our artwork image to the podcast.  Whew!  Now when you search for CrossWay Church in the iTunes Store, our podcast description is graced by our watercolor cross. Continue reading

  • Podcast Fixed

    Until about a week ago, I didn’t realize that our church podcast only played in one speaker.  When I listened to it on my computer, it came out of both speakers.  But I had inadvertently been uploading them with the sound only coming out of the left speaker. Anyway, my brilliant wife figured out how… Continue reading

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  • Wild Ponies, Wild Waves, and a Wild Baptism

    CrossWay Church had its first baptism yesterday, together with SonRise Church and The Gathering Tree. It was a triplecord event, celebrating the conclusion of our first triplecord series, “I’d Rather Be Fishing.” We also had fresh grilled tuna–a ton of it. It was so fresh and delicious! Pastor Daryl and some other guys went deep… Continue reading

  • Video from The Bridge

    Hey guys, you’ve gotta check out this promo video.  It’s for a church launching in September.  Enjoy! Continue reading

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  • Or Maybe Not So Foxy

    You gotta love living on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Check out this account of a recent clash between local wildlife and… well, local wildlife. After you read the article, you can click here to actually watch some video footage of the event. Look in the box with the header “WMDT Video Console.” It’s amazing the way… Continue reading

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  • Las Quesadillas de Magnifique

    Last night a wonderful thing happened: I ate the two best quesadillas I’ve ever had.  None others have even come close.  Now I’ve had some pretty tasty quesadillas in my day, but these were just unbelievable.  All the ingredients combined into a taste that was nothing less than powerful. It was totally unexpected.  In fact,… Continue reading

  • CrossWay On Purpose – Session 5

    On Wednesday night, with a group of 12, we started out by looking at Revelation 17:17, which says: “For God has put it into their hearts to accomplish His purpose by agreeing to give the beast their power to rule, until God’s words are fulfilled.”  Okay, I know that sounds really weird out of context. … Continue reading

  • Harry Potter vs. God: Will the Real Fantasy Please Stand Up?

    The current issue of Time magazine has an interesting yet silly piece by Lev Grossman called “The Doubting Harry.” In this article, Grossman makes some startling statements celebrating the way in which J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books reflect the growing anti-God sentiment in the U.S. today. In fact, the tag line reads: “Why we love… Continue reading