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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laser praying
So, following last Sunday’s sermon looking at the times when God is silent (you can listen on our website if you are interested – if it’s not on the main page you can look at the whole list by clicking on the subtitle), this week we are looking at intercessory prayer on Sunday morning. The problem…
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from minor to major
Tonight I am speaking at Essex University Christian Union. They have asked me to speak about Hosea, one of the so-called ‘Minor Prophets’ from the Old Testament. I think that the label ‘Minor’ is very unfair to these people. Just because their recorded words and actions are fewer than the biggies like Isaiah and Jeremiah,…
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going deeper
There was a little old cleaning woman that went to the local church. When the invitation was given at the end of the service, she went forward wanting to become a member. The pastor listened as she told him how she had accepted Jesus and wanted to be baptized and become a member of the…
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new words
Hi – very busy again today so only a quick bloggage: New words for 21st century living, based on observing some young people today: Twalking – texting while walking Twumping – bumping into someone while texting while walking. Oh for a camera! How often do we walk around so focused on ourselves that we fail…
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spamalot
It’s everywhere. It used to be called ‘Junk mail’ and ‘cold calling’ and now it’s called ‘spam’. The unsolicited blurb that comes at us from every possible direction. I would like to declare now that I have never ever responded positively to spam or its equivalents. If any spammers are reading this, perhaps you could…
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changing rooms has visited this site
Please do not adjust your computer screens, I have changed the colour scheme.
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thinking outside the blue sky
Yesterday I attended a roadshow that was telling us about the forthcoming changes to Baptist Ministers’ pensions. It was well-presented and clearly explained, and I was impressed with the depth of knowledge of those who were sharing this with us. I think the changes are needed, prudent and wise. I won’t attempt to try to…
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izzy wizzy let’s not be so bizzy
There are some rules in life that have been attributed to Murphy or his less savoury cousin – Sod. Toast will land butter side down. Computers will crash when you need them most (and more spectacularly the more important the occasion). Printers use up ink faster when you don’t have a spare cartridge. Spots grow…
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no way!
For anyone who wants a laugh I felt it best not to include something trivial in my earlier bloggerel today. But I have noticed that I am still receiving far more visits to my blog from people looking for ‘Elmer Fudd’ than any other search (about 5 times more than the next highest search item!!!).…
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I can’t hear you…
In our new morning sermon series on prayer we are looking to be honest and (I hope) practical. So next Sunday morning we are looking at praying ‘when God is silent’. My evangelical hackles instinctively go up when I come across a statement like that. Of course he is not silent. God is always communicating…
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