Six
That’s how many pounds I lost from my surgery…expensive way to lose weight,
but I’m not complaining!
but I’m not complaining!
The Truth about my Appendectomy
Ok, I know I said my “Appendix” had to be removed!!! The truth is…I got stabbed 3 times by Kryptonite. Gavin was the first one to catch on to “daddy’s” lie, and could not grasp how Superman could end up in the hospital, so I had to come clean and tell him that Superman was stabbed by kryptonite. He wanted to know why I didn’t fly away from the bad guy who had the kryptonite and I had to explain that if I did not stop the bad guy then he could have come after him with the kryptonite and since he does not have all of his powers yet, that would not be a good thing, so I stood up to the bad guy and won, but had to have surgery to remove the kryptonite. There’s the truth…I hope you are all happy now, I feel like a new man getting the truth out there.
Rob Bell’s Velvet Elvis
I have been reading Rob Bell’s Velvet Elvis while recovering from surgery.
It is a real easy read, I should have finished it by now, but I am guilty of being a bigger TV watcher than reader. Wow! What an awesome book…it really makes me feel so small and dumb when it comes to the Bible…this is a great book about repainting the Christian Faith. Rob shares some interesting points, which interestingly enough I agree with, yet I know they are controversial, but then again that’s kind of always been me.
Rob Bell really gives you the confidence to ask questions in this book…and taking that freedom, I ask the same question I have asked for a long time, Why did God allow me to grow up under the pastors and teachers that I did, who’s interpretation of the Bible was typically agenda driven? I see a lot of my dad’s style of leadership and teaching in this book, I’m not sure if he would agree with Rob Bell 100% from this book, I am sure I will not either, but he always taught me to question what I was being taught from one man’s interpretation compared to what the Bible says about it, or as Rob Bell calls it, the teaching of another Rabbi’s yoke. Definitely check this book out for yourself, I cannot wait to finish it.
Nick
Appendix
My Thanksgiving eve and Thanksgiving day were hampered by a little Appendicitis. Instead of getting to enjoy Turkey and Dressing and Sweet Potato Casserole on Turkey Day, I had to have emergency surgery to remove my appendix. (An appendix is pictured above, but not mine!)
I’ll share more when I am in less pain and under less narcotics.
Nick