nukelearfishing – the random and occasionally humorous musings of a Baptist Minister who is trying to be a free sample of Jesus and discover God in the ordinary.

(These musings don’t necessarily represent the views of the church I serve)
  • compromising circumstances

    A businessman gets on an aeroplane and sits down in the first class section of the plane. The stewardess rushes over to him and tells him he must move to standard class because he doesn’t have a first class ticket. The businessman replies, “I’m a businessman, I’m smart, I have a good job, and I’m…

  • costly communion

    During a visit to Oxford my wife Sally went to a the Christian bookshop and came out with a book that is full of the theology for me. ‘When Clergymen Ruled the Earth‘ by Simon Jenkins is a book of cartoons based around church life, and particularly ministers/vicars. I’ve been enjoying some of them this…

  • appreciating assets

    It’s nearly here. I am getting quite excited, and it’s not even the day yet. I have to admit I have been doing one or two sneaky things to prepare for the big event. I have been doing a little bit of shopping to make sure that I have everything I need. I have been writing a…

  • dum dum daaaah

    Well, that moment you have been dreading has finally arrived. No, not the moment when you have to write all your Christmas cards, or even dragging the tree and decorations down from the loft. It’s the moment when I resume blogging on a more frequent basis than recently. Amazingly I have actually had complaints, and…

  • The heart of the matter

    I’ve been contemplating the recent decision by the Church of England General Synod. Personally, I was saddened and disappointed that they were unable to agree to have women as bishops. Part of me wants to throw my hands up in the air and sound exasperated. But I keep seeing a man writing in dirt and…

  • Hospital Haiku 2

    Curtains aren’t soundproof Confidentially speaking Better draw pictures

  • Hospital Haiku

    Scrubs-wearing angels Take obs in visitations: Patiently caring

  • Loose ends

    A lickle pome for you to contemplate… Can you ever tie together all the loose ends of your life; and if you did, what would it look like? Afraid knot.

  • the loo roll hypothesis

    Tomorrow hopefully will include admission into hospital for a long-awaited operation. This means that there will be a hiatus in the bloggage production while I am in hospital and for a little while as I convalesce. Just to warn you, however, once I have recovered a bit the frequency may increase (and I am offering…

  • When you cancel and are blessed by the response

    Mobile blogging. Just when you thought you were safe because I’m not near my computer… I’ve already had an interesting morning. Up earlier than usual so I could go to the place where I’d booked my car in for some work. I allowed 30 minutes to get across town and needed just 7 because it…