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The Other Side of Death.

On such a beautiful day with the deep blue sky and billowy clouds, I wasn’t prepared for that scene of tragedy.

Posted byJohn PurvisFebruary 19, 2021Posted inAdventure, Preachers KidTags:army, artillery, bicycle, blogging, death, explosion, family, fire, fire department, firefighter, friends19 Comments on The Other Side of Death.

The Valentine Secret.

Sneaky and unpredictable were two words no one would have ever applied to my mother.

Posted byJohn PurvisFebruary 11, 2021February 11, 2021Posted inHumor, Preachers KidTags:affection, children, family, girlfriend, high school, love, minister, mom, school, secret, surprise, valentine, valentines Day15 Comments on The Valentine Secret.

A Fowl Christmas.

We’d all settled in, on that dark Christmas night…

Posted byJohn PurvisDecember 23, 2020December 23, 2020Posted inHumor, Preachers KidTags:blog, chicken, christmas, christmas story, dinner, family, festivities, food, fowl, poem, wife, wine11 Comments on A Fowl Christmas.

The Christmas Miracle.

He wasn’t much of a dog to look at. He knew a lot of tricks but was rather bull-headed and refused to do any of them for us.

Posted byJohn PurvisDecember 20, 2020December 20, 2020Posted inHumor, Preachers KidTags:blogging, christmas, dog, family, friends, home, methodist, miracle, parsonage, pets, presents, puppy, santa14 Comments on The Christmas Miracle.

Too Big To Turn Down!

There is a thin line between stupid and fearless, sometimes.

Posted byJohn PurvisDecember 10, 2020December 10, 2020Posted inAdventure, Preachers KidTags:blogging, dad, family, friends, methodist, mom, paesonage, police, Preachers Kid, small town, trains, travel12 Comments on Too Big To Turn Down!

Don’t Make Me Come Down There!

The preachers kid is an expert in non-verbal communication. Unfortunately, the signals may be ignored and disaster results…..painfully.

Posted byJohn PurvisNovember 13, 2020November 13, 2020Posted inPreachers KidTags:blogging, choir, hardwood floor, Methodist Church, mom, nonverbal communication, prayer, preacher, punishment, sermon, sign language, sister, spanking15 Comments on Don’t Make Me Come Down There!

Run For Your Life!

There’s a fine line between running for your life and outright panic. I always seemed to be doing one or the other.

Posted byJohn PurvisNovember 6, 2020Posted inAdventure, Humor, Preachers KidTags:blogging, boys, embarrassment, family, fear, highway patrol, hurt, kids, moon, panic, Preachers Kid, small town10 Comments on Run For Your Life!

Just A Pretend Fire.

A little bit is good, but more is better………Right? Especially when it comes to fire…………..or was that ice cream?

Posted byJohn PurvisSeptember 11, 2020Posted inPreachers KidTags:blogging, burn, children, church, family, fire, methodist, mother, parsonage, play, Preachers Kid, sister, trauma13 Comments on Just A Pretend Fire.

Where You Going?

I was headed to college unbeknownst to my parents.

Posted byJohn PurvisAugust 28, 2020August 28, 2020Posted inAdventure, Preachers KidTags:blogging, college, dorms, family, Humor, leaving, mom, moving, music, Preachers Kid, roommate, stereo, university7 Comments on Where You Going?

Jump, John, Jump!

Jumping from the parsonage roof with a homemade parachute couldn’t possibly end badly. Could it?

Posted byJohn PurvisAugust 17, 2020August 18, 2020Posted inAdventure, Preachers KidTags:army, blogging, church, flare, jump, methodist, parachute, parsonage, preachers kids, secret, toys10 Comments on Jump, John, Jump!

Thank You!!

Thank You for Following and Liking my blog “Call Me Lou.” I have reached 100 followers and appreciate each and every one of you.

Posted byJohn PurvisAugust 3, 2020August 13, 2020Posted inPreachers KidTags:blogging, encouragement, funny, like, serious, story, stroies, support, thank you, thanks, writer10 Comments on Thank You!!

The Gold Stud.

Dad was a Christ-loving pacifist. That was the only reason I lived to reach the age of 18.

Posted byJohn PurvisJuly 29, 2020July 29, 2020Posted inPreachers KidTags:blogging, children, church, drama, earring, embarassment, father, friends, girlfriend, kids, methodist, Preachers Kid, shock3 Comments on The Gold Stud.

The Flood.

The flood at the creek nearly drown me. I never told mom what really happened.

Posted byJohn PurvisJuly 22, 2020July 23, 2020Posted inAdventure, Preachers KidTags:blog, bridge, cold, courage, creek, flood, frozen, ice, methodist, parsonage, Preachers Kid, stupid, water3 Comments on The Flood.

The Crash of Glass.

The crash of glass was heard as I tried to make it through the door.

Posted byJohn PurvisJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020Posted inAdventure, Preachers KidTags:blogging, brother, children, church, crash, dad, family, glass, methodist, mom, parsonage, preachers kids, sister6 Comments on The Crash of Glass.

Climb That Mountain!

We had to climb to the peak of that mountain and live to tell the tale. Unfortunately for us, we lived in Kansas, so the nearest mountain was over 600 miles away, in Colorado.

Posted byJohn PurvisJuly 8, 2020July 26, 2020Posted inAdventure, Preachers KidTags:backpack, blog, children, church, climb, dog, family, methodist, mom, mountain, peak, preacher, Preachers Kid17 Comments on Climb That Mountain!

My Burning Love…

As a preachers kid, having my girlfriend over to the parsonage was a tricky business.

Posted byJohn PurvisJuly 1, 2020July 26, 2020Posted inAdventure, Preachers KidTags:Adventure, blog, children, explosion, family, fire, girlfriend, love, methodist, Preachers Kid, relationship, religion, romantic25 Comments on My Burning Love…

Fake Preacher!

The security guard at St Francis Hospital challenged dad to prove he was a minister.

Posted byJohn PurvisJune 25, 2020June 26, 2020Posted inFaith, Preachers KidTags:blogging, children, christ, communion, dad, fake, fisherman, god, guard, methodist, minister, preacher, Preachers Kid11 Comments on Fake Preacher!

Kidnapped!

The preachers kid was kidnapped on a youth group trip…..Sort of. You’d be surprised to know who did it and how he was rescued……Sort of.

Posted byJohn PurvisJune 19, 2020June 20, 2020Posted inAdventure, Preachers KidTags:anger, brother, children, fight, highway patrol, kidnapped, methodist, Preachers Kid, relationship, revenge, sister, trooper, walk3 Comments on Kidnapped!

Dad Had a Drinking Problem…

Dad had a drinking problem that caused shame, anger, and embarrassment as a minister.

Posted byJohn PurvisJune 12, 2020June 13, 2020Posted inPreachers KidTags:blogging, christ, church, communion, dad, drinking, family, Humor, methodist, pastor, Preachers Kid, promises, religion, sunday13 Comments on Dad Had a Drinking Problem…

Angel on my Bumper.

An angel on my bumper was the one thing I could give the retired preacher when he was close to death.

Posted byJohn PurvisJune 4, 2020June 9, 2020Posted inFaith, Preachers KidTags:angels, blogging, christ, christian, church, confession, death, diabetes, Faith, medical, methodist, parents, preacher, retirement, surgery22 Comments on Angel on my Bumper.

Dance with a Snake?

Dad bought Spumoni ice cream which, as a child, I decided was torture.

Posted byJohn PurvisMay 28, 2020June 6, 2020Posted inPreachers KidTags:army, blogging, church, dad, dance, family, funny, Humor, ice cream, methodist, minister, religion, snakes, torture, trauma6 Comments on Dance with a Snake?

John Wayne Defends the Preacher?

I went at the other boy like a spider monkey on a sugar high, but Dad had a different idea.

Posted byJohn PurvisMay 22, 2020June 10, 2020Posted inFaith, Preachers KidTags:anxiety, baptism, blogging, children, christ, dad, embarrassment, Faith, fat, fight, jesus, love, methodist, overweight, Preachers Kid8 Comments on John Wayne Defends the Preacher?

Shocking,.. Just Shocking!

That toy truck flew like a rocket when we put the electricity to it. And nearly killed the neighbor doing it.

Posted byJohn PurvisMay 14, 2020June 6, 2020Posted inAdventure, Preachers KidTags:blogging, children, church, death, electricity, family, funny, Humor, methodist, parsonage, Preachers Kid, religion, rocket, sewing, toys5 Comments on Shocking,.. Just Shocking!

Scarred For Life!

Mother scarred me for life when she had me wear second-hand girls clothing and tried to convince me they were boys clothes.

Posted byJohn PurvisMay 6, 2020May 8, 2020Posted inPreachers KidTags:blogging, children, clothes, family, fashion, funny, high school, Humor, methodist, minister, mom, parenting, preachers kids, trauma, united methodist8 Comments on Scarred For Life!

All Time Greatest?

I snuck away from a church picnic to slide down the spillway at the lake and nearly killed myself in the process.

Posted byJohn PurvisMay 2, 2020June 7, 2020Posted inAdventure, Preachers KidTags:blogging, church, dad, emergency room, farlington, funny, girard, kansas, lake, methodist, mom, parks, Preachers Kid, spillway1 Comment on All Time Greatest?

Fire, Fire,..Oops!

Playing firefighter in the parsonage got too real when my plan went awry.

Posted byJohn PurvisApril 25, 2020May 8, 2020Posted inPreachers KidTags:blogging, children, church, dad, farlington, fire, firefighter, funny, girard, kansas, methodist, mom, parsonage, preachers kids, smoke8 Comments on Fire, Fire,..Oops!

The Methodist Ladies, A Dead Body, and the Baptist Church.

We launched a tire from the roof of the parsonage during a church ladies meeting. Someone thought a dead body had fallen.

Posted byJohn PurvisApril 18, 2020May 10, 2020Posted inPreachers KidTags:baptist, blogging, children, church, dead body, funny, kansas, kids, methodist, minister, Preachers Kid, religion, stunts, valley falls2 Comments on The Methodist Ladies, A Dead Body, and the Baptist Church.

The Great Cave Expedition.

Exploring the church crawlspace on a secret mission. We thought we’d been successful until unforeseen circumstances intervened.

Posted byJohn PurvisApril 15, 2020June 6, 2020Posted inAdventure, Preachers KidTags:blogging, caves, children, church, exploration, explore, family, kansas, methodist, minister, play, preacher, Preachers Kid, religion, trouble

A Name to Be Proud of..

I was ashamed by my first name until I found out the wonderful story of my namesake. Now just call me Lou.

Posted byJohn PurvisMarch 1, 2020May 8, 2020Posted inPreachers KidTags:blogging, church, depression, elwood, family, grandpa, history, kansas, methodist, minister, missouri river, name, names, parents1 Comment on A Name to Be Proud of..

Paint job on the church.

I will confess to painting on the wall of the church, but will claim that I have a defense. My little sister talked me into it.

Posted byJohn PurvisFebruary 17, 2020May 8, 2020Posted inPreachers KidTags:blogging, family, flint hills, funny, history, kansas, methodist, minister, paint, parents, preacher, Preachers Kid, sister, united methodist, white city

Just a little ornery.

Preachers kids have the reputation of being ornery or trouble makers. They are on view for the world to see and expected to be angels. Sometimes they aren’t.

Posted byJohn PurvisFebruary 5, 2020May 8, 2020Posted inPreachers KidTags:bad behavior, blogging, childhood, children, funny, kid kansas, life, methodist, minister, parents, Preachers Kid, stereotypes, stories, trouble, united methodist

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