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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top ten tips for Christmas
In reverse order: 10. Don’t start too early. It’s difficult to maintain the excitement for months on end. If the month doesn’t have a ‘d’ in it, perhaps it’s too soon. 9. Enjoy advent. Advent does not mean ‘chocolate’ (answer given in a recent assembly!!) but is the season of preparation, anticipation and listening. 8.…
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the toughest challenge
I am about to embark on one of the most challenging tasks of the whole year… putting all of the finishing touches to our Carols by Candlelight service (Colchester Baptist Church, 6.30 pm, 18th December). It is not technically that difficult. We have already chosen all the carols and the readings more or less choose…
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Away in a feeding trough
With the wonders of modern technology I am creating this bloggage while sitting in our church. It’s rather busy here at the moment: we have children and young people from a local school here practicing for their Carol Service here tonight; and I had to tell a story to a group of pre-schoolers (our Bright…
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out of tune squeaks
Thank you to those friends who expressed concern about the man-flu outbreak. It is now under control and I don’t think will spread from me to become an epidemic of swine flu proportions. In fact, (hem, hem) it probably was only a cold. And (embarrassed shuffling of feet) it has mostly gone. Don’t get me…
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Jester minute
I sometimes wonder if I am too frivolous. Not just with the bloggerel that I churn out, although I do feel somewhat lightweight compared to other more worthy and theologically profound blogs, but generally. I can often see something from a slightly different perspective that is at least humorous, if not funny. I like that. It helps…
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upgrade to man flu
I am declaring a probable man-flu infection. My throat has been sore for a few days now and other symptoms have decided to join in and throw a party – sneezing, runny nose, tiredness… Because I am a manly man [stop laughing] I am not going to allow man-flu to win. It is the wrong…
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a blogged ub bloggage
I am having a good day so far today. I am on schedule to complete all of the tasks I have in my diary, which is always a good sign. Indeed at the moment I am half an hour ahead of myself, which is astonishing. The only slight probleb is the cold that is rapidly…
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Christmas and believer’s baptisms: natural companions?
Today has been full of schools. Our church is playing host to a local school for their Christmas concerts, and today we had the lower school rehearsing all morning. They are a very talented group of children, with staff who are dedicated to helping them achieve their full potential. I know that there will be…
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surprise!
Yesterday was a day with several surprises. One was something I should have been expecting and the other was an invitation to do something, which came out of the blue. (More about this after it has happened next year.) The thing I should have been expecting was the arrival of a book I had ordered…
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beware the thoughts that sneak up on you…
Tonight at our church we are holding our monthly prayer meeting. If you are a regular bloggite here you will know that we have been exploring different aspects of prayer in our morning services at the moment. I have been trying to encourage people to pray together (see last Sunday morning’s sermon – or rather…
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