Be a Nimrod

I found a little unused verse of I Chronicles where we learn of a man named Nimrod during my personal time with God two days ago.

Ever heard of a nimrod before? The only time I ever heard this name was when we heard "Don't be such a nimrod!"

Well, what is the definition of a nimrod?

The American Heritage Dictionary offers two distinct definitions of a nimrod -- either a hunter, or a person regarded as silly or foolish.

The dictionary goes on to explain that the second meaning probably originated with the cartoon character Bugs Bunny. Bugs Bunny used the term in its original sense to refer to hunter, Elmer Fudd, whom he called a "poor little Nimrod." Over time, however, the "hunter" meaning got dropped.

So does the Bible say anything about Nimrod? Check it out!!

I Chronicles 1:10 - "Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth."

Nimrod was a warrior, the first known warrior on earth. Before Samson, before David, before Caleb, before Benaiah, and other heroes in the Bible.

A warrior is often looked upon as foolish or silly because of their nature to take risks and do whatever it takes to save others or whatever it takes to destroy/defeat their enemy.

I guess I'd rather be a Nimrod like the one mentioned in I Chronicles than the one Bugs Bunny called Elmer Fudd. You may feel like Elmer Fudd at times, but I want to encourage you that God sees you like a heroic warrior and not a stumbling, foolish cartoon.

Which Nimrod will you believe yourself to be? I'll take God over Bugs Bunny any day!

I'm baaaaaack!

It's been almost a month since my last blog. That's what happens when you have a business meeting, go on vacation, and see your daughter get her tonsils removed. It just doesn't seem as important!

And now with almost a month's worth of adventures and thoughts I feel like I have very little to say. Is that weird or what? And for those who know me they would say that it's another sign that there are still miracles happening today!

I came back to blogging and that reminds me of our vacation.

We decided to go back to Las Vegas, and visit Shami's family that lives there, and also check out all that has taken place since we left there in September 2006 to come here to Marion.

It was great seeing her family, eating at old hot spots (i.e. - Krispy Kreme, Teriyaki Madness, Chipotle, and Pei Wei to name a few), taking a side trip to Disneyland for 3 days, and we even got to go to Blue Man Group, one of the great shows on the Las Vegas Blvd.

The other thing we naturally did was go to two different churches on the Sundays we were there. We first went to Shami's sister's church where her brother-in-law is on staff and then we went to our church from the past where we were the Youth Pastors the entire time we lived there.

What a difference! Both churches have different venues, different approaches and different feels. Even the church where I was on staff was completely different after only 1 1/2 years. I was glad I got the chance to come back and visit and also see what was happening at these unique places.

But it was not home anymore. One of the greatest feels was coming back home to Marion and being at New Life! From the moment the service began that next Sunday, you could feel that this was our place, our home, our call, our family! And we just loved being back to Loving God and Loving People at New Life!