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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I love it when a plan comes together*
Daah Dah Daaaah, Duh Duh Duuuuh. Dah Dah Dah, Dah Da-dada Daaah… [Theme for the A Team] I have a feeling that God was humming that to himself this week. Last Sunday I thought we had finished a series of sermons in our morning services about ‘I ams’ of Jesus. No, not dried cat food!…
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learning from elephants
Apparently there’s an Indian parable about four blind men who encounter an elephant. One finds the trunk and describes a very different animal to the person who finds the tail. Another finds a leg and describes a very different beast to the one who feels the elephant’s ear. The parable is supposed to tell us…
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the Bible of …
On my desk I have a book that is described as ‘the Bible of card tricks’. It’s a classic, admittedly, but why describe it as a Bible? Is it because it is inspired by God? Hmmm. I don’t think so. Is it because it was written by many different authors over hundreds of years yet…
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God hurts
I am hesitant to put fingers to keyboard today. Last week contained so much tragedy on personal, national and international levels that I do not want to come out with anything trite, patronising or disrespectful. I am fully capable of all three! I hope I am none of these things today. What does God make of…
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thoughts
Because of time pressure this week I won’t be blogging much today. Just a thought or two for you to ponder: Why is prevarication easier when we are busier? Why is trivia more interesting than important information? Why is prayer the first thing to go when things are going well and the first thing to…
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blank looks
I use an electronic diary. My life is synchronised between my phone and my computer, so that in theory both of them know what I should be doing. There are disadvantages to electronic diaries compared to paper. Paper does not crash (but it can burn). Paper pages can be easier to turn (but you can’t…
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ten proverbs for Church Meetings
Encourage one another and build each other up (1 Thess 5:11) Sometimes God asks you to take a risk, but he never asks you to be unwise This is not a democracy. Nor is it a dictatorship Two eyes, two ears, one mouth… Age (old or young) is never a barrier to God speaking through…
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apologies
Sorry to anyone who was relying on me blogging something profound yesterday. I had a day off.
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coincidence???
Today I have to do something that is a step into the unknown. It’s not scary in itself but I don’t like the ‘unknown’ bit. I prefer to be in control. So I am sitting, waiting, and decide to read my daily reading. It’s about Jesus calming the storm. Some may say that it was…
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tweet to whom?
I am a twit. By that I mean that I have signed up for Twitter. I did so because there are a few people I want to ‘follow’ – receive their 140 character thoughts. I was astonished to find that within a few hours I have a couple of people following me. But I haven’t…
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