I have a secret weapon

There was a day when I’d hear the phrase “running lines” and immediately think of needing to go check the lake to see if we’d caught any fish.  These days it has a distinctly different meaning. I’m studying every night to learn my lines for my role as Rev. Parris Read more

what if it rains?

We’re gearing up around Casa de Sublett for a grand 4th of July celebration.  We’ve hosted a big shindig for as long as I can remember.  It used to be a youth group/families party, but over the past few years as my role shifted so did the party.  Last year Read more

tis the season

It makes sense, I suppose.  Summer is the season for weddings.  I’ve been asked to officiate a few weddings this summer, and have another coming shortly.  Last summer I think I inked my name to a record 10 marriage licenses! And it feels like everywhere I turn I’m running into Read more

learning my lines

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

back from the hiatus

Welp, we took 15 of us to the beach, and we brought 15 back.  Not too shabby.  We call came back tanned and relaxed and refreshed and all the things you’re supposed to be when you come home from a stay at the beach.  Including sunburnt/peely (ewww), a little sand Read more

moving from fear to fun

After a solid day of church staff retreat/meeting with Terry Walling (which was phenomenal, btw, and will be blogged later this week) I scootered home, grabbed some of the random (mine, but random) kids hanging around the house, and made a beeline for the ponds at Harvest Fields.  We spent Read more

Memorial Day dibs

As you know, Boalsburg, PA is the birthplace of Memorial Day. Several other towns make the same claim, but since they’re not blogging, I’m calling dibs for Boalsburg. We made the trek down to the ‘burg for the celebratory festivities this year. Sadie wrote an essay that was selected to Read more

i need a banjo plucker

A simple glance through my posts would tell you that music plays a pretty big role in my life.  We’re a musical family, from top to bottom.  My mom is one of the best piano players I know.  She can hear a song on the radio, walk over to the Read more

how come nobody told me

The only thing that I really knew about Godspell was that Ben Stiller quoted from “Day By Day” in one of his goofy movies.  Sadie had a role in Singing Onstage‘s production of Godspell Junior (modified for younger actors), which ran tonight at the fabulous State Theatre.  So to get Read more