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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Get in there!
This year we are participating again in Get In The Picture at our church. We have a brilliant artist (thanks Gill) who is painting a display for us with cutouts into which people will be able to put their heads (thanks to Dave S for the craftsmanship), a bit like the seaside photoboards. We will also have…
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of course
Today I spent the morning on a course with Jon Stannard, the new National Director of Viz A Viz Ministries. It was a good course and we covered a lot of ground. It was rough in places, particularly at the start, but perseverance saw us complete it and enjoy a good cup of coffee and…
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adventions
Advent already! The season of small pieces of chocolate hidden behind cardboard doors has arrived. It’s amazing how many different sorts of advent calendar there are – themed with everything from pop stars to children’s TV characters, passing through nature scenes and Father Christmases on the way. All of them have the same purpose –…
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another new word is born
In my ongoing quest to create new words to enter common usage in the English Language I am proud to announce the birth of a new word (you’ll see how relevant that description is in a moment): To describe the period of time for a church when their Minister is on Maternity Leave (or possibly…
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bloggerel from a silent inner monologue
I feel a certain amount of loyalty to the regular readers of this blog: both of you! You take the time a trouble to log on and read my bloggerel, so it’s only fair that I try to provide you with something meaningful or funnyful to read, reflect on and regret. That loyalty is one…
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brief day-offish bloggage
Driving along today, listening to the radio, I glanced in my rearview mirror (as I do occasionally). I noticed a car pull up behind me and saw that the driver’s mouth was moving. I then realised it was moving in sync with what I was listening to on the radio: she was singing heartily along…
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roll on Christmas!
For an alternative take on the Nativity, follow this link and watch it as you have never seen it before – starring Facebook friends from our church and my family… http://bit.ly/sxWEvE
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thundersermons??
I am prepared for my sermon preparation today. Yesterday I bought a new jar of ground coffee. My coffee machine is warming up. My Bible is open and ready. The books I will use to help me are within reach. My procrastination levels have diminished (although this bloggerel may disqualify that claim). As soon as…
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big splash
So, yesterday we had an amazing service at Colchester Baptist Church. Four friends were baptised as believers and shared their faith with us. It was so inspiring, so encouraging and so special to have been a part of it. I shared with our church that when I was little I used to enjoy watching baptism…
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Deep Thought
On Tuesday night we held the first of a new gathering at our church under the general title of ‘Deep Thought’. The name comes from the computer in Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Deep Thought) that was built to come up with the answer to “life, the universe and everything.” Our new gathering is a…
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