Are You Kidding Me…

…with this?
Edited to say: Teacher was pardoned. Justice is done…and she is heading back a more democratic nation. Smart move on her part, especially considering people took to the streets to demand her execution a few days ago.

Houseguests

And you thought in-laws were bad!!!! Try a house with multiple Black Widows crawling around, including one that scurried across the floor and came within about a foot of my kids!!! Needless to say, Terminix will be here tomorrow!
Fun Facts About Black Widows:
1. Only females are poisonous (no comment).
2. The venom is 15x’s more toxic [...]

The First Sunday

The first sermon in a new place is a bit of a nerve-wracking ordeal. I am rarely - if ever - “nervous” when I preach. There is always some anxiety because I believe it to be an incredibly weighty responsibility and fundamentally believe that I will be responsible for every word I speak from the [...]

Blogging Like a Virgin

At least, it has been so long since I have had something to say that it feels like the first time.
We have moved from old call to new call, from old house to new house, from old life to new life. The transition has been especially tough on Mrs. LP, as she took a career [...]

Baptism

A rare photo of me in liturgical action doing a baptism on All Saints Sunday                    ( resolution is poor, sorry):