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)
  • hey up duck

    Yesterday we had an uninvited guest in our house. You will have guessed from the photo that it was a duck. Yes, a bona fide wild(ish) duck decided to come into our house. I had left the back door open to get some fresh air circulating around the house and the duck must have seen…

  • China in your hand?

    Yesterday’s bloggage reminded me of an incident that took place while I was travelling through China. I was part of a small international group, led by a lovely American lady who knew China (and the languages) very well. She also knew a lot about Chinese culture and traditions. And she got to know me and…

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  • how do you do?

    A few years ago I had the immense privilege of visiting mainland China. It was a wonderful experience (not just for the food) where I met some amazing people who have made an impact on me, and on my faith in Jesus. I met Christians who had endured incredible hardships because of their faith and…

  • Whether the weather be wet…

    Life is full of contrasts. People around us are experiencing light and darkness, joy and misery, laughter and anguish. Pain and peace. Sometimes these things are experienced by different people we know: sometimes by the same people in the same day. We might say that this is part of what makes life what it is.…

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  • Unique thoughts

    Today is a unique day… just like every other day. I love the sillyness and irrefutable logic of that statement.  It is true that every day is unique, yet the essence of uniqueness demands that there is only one. Sharing that status of being unique seems wrong, yet is so right. Today may involve: telling…

  • trolley joke in honour of new arrival*

    An archaeologist excitedly presented his latest research to a group of peers. He projected a picture of a cave painting showing what looked like a wheelbarrow or trolley, a man, a spade, an ox and the sun and announced: “I conclude from this painting that we have irrefutable evidence that prehistoric man was a farmer…

  • waiting fulfilled

    For those of you who have been waiting patiently for something vaguely coherent to appear on these pages for the past two days: thank you for waiting. For those of you who have been waiting impatiently for something vaguely coherent to appear on these pages for the past two days: I refer you to the…

  • now that’s what I call amusing 6