I had made an offer to the church last Sunday that if we sold 100 cookbooks between now and December 18, our Christmas fellowship, I would shave off my beard at the fellowship. Yesterday morning someone came forward with a razor, scissors, shaving cream and 100 $10 bills to purchase 100 cookbooks. So, off came the beard at church. The last photo was taken at home after I got a chance to more "properly" shave the beard off. Be careful what you ask for as a pastor, right? The Lord bless all who make our church a fun place to be .  (We're not the worst church you'll ever attend)