nukelearfishing

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)

  • talking with technology

    One of my Christmas presents this year has been transforming the way that I interact with my computer. Dragon NaturallySpeaking is allowing me to dictate directly into e-mails, documents and even my blog. I have been very impressed with the accuracy of the program and as well as saving wear until my fingers is also…

  • the cup of tea, the robotic dog and the precocious child

    Christmas was brilliant. It was great sharing the Christmas Day service with my colleague Lynsey (taking a quick break from her maternity leave). We had a lovely day together as a family. And on Boxing Day we posted Sally’s relatives (Sheila, Norman, and Pat). We even managed to play a silly game during lunch. We all chose…

  • a polo geese

    This brief bloggage is to let you know that I hope that normal levels of bloggerel will be resumed tomorrow. Hope you have had a great Christmas!

  • Nothing profound…

    … just wishing every one of you who reads this a very happy Christmas. Be blessed, be a blessing

  • a Christmas pome for you all

    Was the nativity scene actually Christmas card serenity When you arrived kicking and screaming out of eternity? Would you rather have been back inside Mary’s belly? Than in prickly hay – all animal-slobber-smelly? Were your parents concerned about where you were lying? Did you keep the animals awake with your new-born crying… And the cattle get their…

  • Christmas presence

    As Christmas day gallops gleefully towards us I thought it may be time for a more serious reflection than some of the fluffy frivolity of recent days. So here goes… The ten best things of this Christmas so far (in no particular order): Hosting carol services and nativity plays for a local school on our…

  • The morning after the concert the night before

    Last night’s gig (see yesterday’s bloggage) was an enlightening experience. I was (to my immense surprise) not the oldest person in the mosh pit. My ears are not still ringing. And I did laugh out loud. And I am blogging under the influence of sleep deprivation. But the most enlightening thing was seeing how Sally responded once…

  • standing up

    Tonight the lovely Mrs Lear and I are going to a gig. (see picture) It’s a blend of comedy and rock music to support Crisis, but the main reason we are going is the headline act. Sally has been obsessed by Mr Weller since she first heard The Jam in the late 1970s. The first…

  • Christmas has officially started

    Even though I say so myself, last night’s Carols by Candlelight was brilliant! The church was pretty full, the choir sang beautifully, the readers read wonderfully, the technical side of things worked seamlessly, the refreshments afterwards (with Get in The Picture too) were excellent (hall packed) and we all left with a wonderfully warm, Christmassy…

  • a good in-vestment

    I have been to a few school nativities this year, and there is more to come at our church on Sunday. I have noticed something that may actually be helpful financial advice. It is to invest in the companies producing the items that are turned into nativity vestments. In particular, I would advise investing in…