Stac’s Place

The other night we went to see Levi’s drama group perform their show “13.”  It was probably the best show that I’ve seen his group do.  The band was made of high school students, and they were impressive!  The singing was great, the acting was believable, and the story line was very true to the [...]

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What a fun day!
As Calvary has grown (8 worship gatherings in 4 different locations) we’ve had to address some of our needs in unique ways.  The gathering that I lead has been meeting in the local high school auditorium for the past 2 school years.  It’s been an adventure to say the least.  The process [...]

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Mark Twain?  Seriously?  Mark Twain…whatever…
I was nominated for a slot in the GA Governor’s Honors program my junior year of high school.  It was a pretty big deal, but I didn’t realize it at the time.  My English teacher recognized something in my writing, so she nominated me for this 6-week summer elective program.  The [...]

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I don’t know how your weekend went, but ours was full!  Kim was back and forth between home and Bedford for the yearly yard sale several times, Sadie and Lilly had a concert, and Levi was in a performance of 13 (it’s a musical.)  On top of that, I preached at midtown this weekend.  Everything [...]

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So after a great 3-day retreat at a fabulous resort in wild, wonderful West Virginia, where the main topic was building intimacy in marriage, my wife up and left me.  Run offt.  Isn’t that a fine “how do you do?”
Actually, Kim headed down to beautiful, bold Bedford, PA for the yearly yard sale at her [...]

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On our way home from the pastors & spouses retreat, we made a little detour.  One of the locals at the resort suggested that we check out the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in our free time.  We thought he was joking at first.  Surprisingly, none of us pastor types are tuned in to the ghost-hunting craze. [...]

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All the Gathering Pastors from Calvary (and their wives) are in wild, wonderful, and wet West Virginia.  Our conference is hosting a retreat aimed at strengthening our marriages.  We’re having a wonderful time.  The time away with my wife has been great, but a side-benefit is the time that we get to spend hanging out [...]

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I have a habit of picking up new hobbies.  I like to think of myself as being well-rounded; Kim thinks I have too much junk cluttering up the garage storage area.  Backpacking gear, climbing gear, caving gear, roller AND ice hockey gear, kayaking gear, baseball gear, golf clubs, hunting gear, sound equipment.  I’ve dabbled in [...]

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This weekend was Penn State’s graduation.  One of our neighbors was hosting a grad party, which meant that there were lots of cars parked along our street.  Meanwhile, the Sublett family was busy working in the yard.  We trimmed and clipped and raked and lopped and mulched and pulled weeds until our backs were sore and it was [...]

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Today was an interesting day on the creek.  My buddy Andy and I have moved our fledgling group of young kayakers from the pool to the pond to the creek.  The water temp is always chilly at Spring Creek, and the added element of moving water (currents and eddies) makes navigation a little more tricky [...]

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