My uncle passed away last week. We weren’t close; I never really got to know him well. We never lived near each other. He was married to my dad’s sister, who was 12 years older than my dad. By the time I came along, Uncle Dick and Aunt Sandra were Read more…
There are secrets to parenting. People much smarter than I have written great books on the subject. I get it wrong a lot more often than I care to admit. But I’ve learned a few things from Kim that have showed up lately. I won’t dive into everything that I’m 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…
Several months ago I wrote what I thought was a fairly witty blogpost about me being cast as Rev. Samuel Parris in the SCCT production of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. My wit were wasted on several of our friends (including the family who adopted Isaac’s buddy!) as they thought that Read more…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A few weeks back Calvary dedicated some Sunday morning time to our yearly survey, asking questions about spiritual practice and health, spiritual disciplines and growth. We’re trying to track trends, to see if we’re growing as a church. Most of the time when churches want to see how they’re doing Read more…