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)
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in the end are the words
I was glad I was not there. I would have disgraced myself with sniggers, snorts and perhaps even full-blown laughter. It was an important meeting making important decisions. The meeting seemed to be moving towards agreement when a lady who might be described as ‘traditionally built’ (see No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency) stood up. “I have…
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clichéd
Aren’t clichés wonderful? I would like to engage in some blue sky thinking by thinking outside of the box. Perhaps I will fly a kite, or pop some thoughts in my mental microwave and see what goes ‘ping’. It may be safer to let sleeping dogs lie in case I let the cat out of the bag,…
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looking optimistic
This morning I have been musing on a phrase in my Bible (thanks to Wordlive). What are the implications of Jesus saying: “Whoever is not against us is for us…” (Mark 9:40)? It’s a phrase that often sneaks under my radar when I look at that passage, but it bears thinking about. It’s an astonishingly…
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two weeks
Today marks the end of the second week of my sabbatical leave. I am pleased with how things are going. I am ahead of schedule in my reading and am getting some helpful responses to my enquiries about growing churches. Next week I hope to sift the data coming back and start to arrange some…
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Now that’s what I call amusing 17
Isn’t the British sense of humour wonderful? And the effort some people will go to in order to express that is brilliant… Visit this blog and prepare to be amused. http://wharferj.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/underground-guerilla-signs/
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almost controversial
Today I almost got controversial. I started writing bloggerel about a pet peeve of mine. I started to feel righteously indignant about the behaviour of some Christian organisations. I felt that I was on a roll. I was ready to unload my angst and annoyance. And then a still, small voice stopped me. It went…
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unmission
I have just finished reading another book for my Sabbatical: The Fourfold Leadership of Jesus by Andrew Watson. The book has a chequered history. Not the publication, the actual copy. It was a gift to me from a group of people I served while working for the Baptist Union of Great Britain, over four years…
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spiritual botox?
On Saturday I had a series of Botox injections in my head. No, it was not because of vanity. When you look like me, vanity has left the building well before Elvis! The first image here will confirm that for you. It was medical, and if you want to know more, read the previous entry.…
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if the wind changes your face will stay like that
What is the origin of that old wives’ tale? Presumably an old wife told the story of how someone pulled a silly face and the wind changed just at the moment that person suffered a facial muscle spasm and couldn’t change their face. I did some online research and have not found a conclusive answer,…
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