Surfing the Inner N8

Insights & Outsights from a Guy Trying to Follow Jesus

  • Go Fish

    This morning at CrossWay we’re kicking off the series “I’d Rather Be Fishing,” which we’re doing in conjunction with SonRise and The Gathering Tree.  Today’s message is the first of four, and it’s called “Go Fish.” The point is that God has prepared a plan for us, and He has prepared us for His plan. … Continue reading

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  • Maxin’ & Relaxin’ with God, Mike, and Ted

    Usually I try to post something on here around 8:something each morning, but not today.  Today, at long last, is a nice, relaxing day off.  Aaahhh. One of the challenges of having a job that I really love is drawing the line when it comes to days off.  This is especially true when there’s so… Continue reading

  • New CrossWay Sign!

    Okay, so it’s not actually the new sign, but it’s a new sign.  The youth group from Ohio painted over our old sign yesterday, which is great–that way we’ll at least have the right name on the sign until the brand new one comes in!  (We’re currently in the process of ordering it.) It’s not… Continue reading

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  • CrossWay On Purpose – Session 2

    Last night we held the second session of our church-wide Bible study, CrossWay On Purpose.  Attendance was up, as we had 16 people.  We got through more Bible passages than last week–all the way through the Gospels. We started out by passing around some cookbooks that I brought from home.  Right away people noticed how… Continue reading

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  • www.triplecord.net

    The website I mentioned on here before, www.triplecord.net, is now a reality. Check it out! Keep in mind, however, that our CrossWay website is extremely temporary. Speaking of the website, Carolyn has been working hard on the real one. This Saturday she finishes up the class she’s been taking, and then she’ll be able to… Continue reading

  • Sign Stuff

    Right now there’s a youth group from a Mennonite Church in Ohio doing some work around the building for us.  (Their pastor, Bob Miller, was the pastor of this church for several years.) One thing they’re doing that I’m very excited about is painting our church sign.  We still have the old name on it,… Continue reading

  • Day 10: Eiffel Tower and Palace of Versailles

    Below is the tenth journal entry recording the events of the trip Carolyn and I took to England and France in July of 2006. Day 10 was the last full day of our adventure: Thursday, July 27, 2006 Paris, France EuroStar This morning we woke up at about 8:00–fortunately, because we didn’t have an alarm… Continue reading

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  • Day 9: The Louvre, Notre Dame, and the Seine

    Here’s an updated version of last week’s post about our England & France trip last summer. This one’s got the pictures: Below is the ninth journal entry recording the events of the trip Carolyn and I took to England and France in July of 2006: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 Paris, France We got up this… Continue reading

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  • Ready… Set… Smack!

    Every summer SonRise Church has an event to promote fellowship and raise money to send the youth to camp.  One of the ways they raise money is by placing several jars outside the sanctuary for a few weeks leading up to the event.  Each jar has the name and picture of one of the leaders… Continue reading

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  • “Together With”

    Yesterday at CrossWay we celebrated Communion.  We celebrated God’s presence with us, and the fact that we can meet together with Him because of the sacrifice that Jesus Christ made on our behalf. We had an actual-size replica of the ark of the covenant up on the platform as we looked up some Scriptures in… Continue reading

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