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Catch That Burglar.

The dispatcher called on the radio and reported that there was a burglar alarm going off at a house west of town.

Posted byJohn PurvisSeptember 17, 2020September 21, 2020Posted inHumor, Law EnforcementTags:blogging, burglar, community, country living, crime, criminal justice, family, goats, god, kansas, Law Enforcement, pets, sheriff29 Comments on Catch That Burglar.

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

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