No, this is not the usual 80’s music post, although I have been listening to Eric Carmen lately. Did you know that his first 2 hits were based on Rachmaninoff pieces? True story. Ask Caleb Rebarchak. But that’s not my point. I just completed my first week back in the Read more…
Tonight was our first XStream (middle school ministry) night of the year, and we hit the ground running. We’re still trying to get our legs under us, but it was a good night right out of the gate. A week ago we had 1 volunteer for middle school, and I Read more…
I have a lot rolling around in my head and my heart. I had a great day, full of meetings with people, wrestling with various aspects of my new role at Calvary. We’re still working out the kink and nuances. I’m not ready to declare that I have all my Read more…
I wore a fleece to the ballpark tonight. 64 degrees at gametime…remember a few weeks ago when it was 94? I grabbed a cup of coffee late in the game to warm my hands. The Spikes and Scrappers were locked in a 1-1 tie until Steve Ramos singled, stole second, Read more…
I spent a good portion of the day in The Rabbit Room. It’s Jonathan’s fault. He was a year younger than me in high school, so I suppose the same holds today. He was a sharp young man then, witty and creative and dapper, to boot. I rediscovered him some Read more…
I was frantically trying to assemble the new grill so that Curtis Price would have a nice workspace for our 4th of July party. Of course, it was mere hours before the party and I was attempting to slap the grill together as Levi and Isaac were putting the finishing Read more…
A few months ago I wrote a humorous (imho) post about my new role as the pastor of a small church in Salem, MA. SCCT is running Arthur Miller’s The Crucible this summer, and I am playing the part of Rev. Samuel Parris. It’s a bit out of my norm, Read more…
Sunday’s sermon took us to the banks of the Jordan River at flood stage. Israel had been camped there for 3 days, following 40 MORE years of marching through the desert. Nearly a million people were supposed to get across this uncrossable river–that was God’s plan. His goal in this Read more…
I mentioned that I’d share some of the learnings from our/my interaction with Terry Walling. He was in town Saturday to share with a large group of leaders from all of Calvary’s worship gatherings, and he stayed through Tuesday, when he met with Calvary’s staff plus a few other local Read more…
Today was a scrambly day. It’s the end of the school year, and a few days away from the start of summer, which coincides with a little vacation for Team Sublett. Yep, the big white van is headed to the beach, courtesy of a fabulous family who has decided to Read more…