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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it’s in my genes
I have just managed some bloke-looking. We had a delivery of a few items to the church and when I got everything out of the box one item was not in there. I had looked carefully and taken out all the packaging. I phoned the supplier and gently pointed out that there was an item…
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deacons
Tonight we have a Deacons’ Meeting. I look forward to them as they are opportunities for us to seek God’s will together andI enjoy the company of all of the Deacons. They sometimes go on a long time. They very occasionally get side-tracked into trivia. We always try to focus our minds on our church…
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empathalogical ministry
Okay, tonight it’s an early evening bloggage due to a busy day. Sorry to anyone who starts their day with my blog – today will be rather short for you! Today has been filled with Baptist Ministers. You could call it a deluge of Baptist Ministers. I had a great lunch meeting with two fellow…
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away
I am currently sitting in a prayer room in Frinton Parish Church. In a nearby room our Alpha group are having a discussion after I talked about who the Holy Spirit is. I am about to pray. If you would like to join me, feel free: even after the event because God is not limited…
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reminiscing
When I was little we lived in North Devon. My Dad was Headmaster of a nearby village school in Highampton and we lived in a (rented) thatched cottage on the outskirts of a village called Sheepwash. No, it’s not a made up name. It’s a lovely picturesque village that has often been used as the…
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paying ATTEN-SHUN!
Last night I was at the barracks of the 16th Air Assault Brigade in Colchester. I was invited (along with lots of other people) to a presentation about the Brigade’s recent deployment to Afghanistan. I wondered what I was going to. It was entitled ‘Military Operational Presentation’ and I was not sure whether it would…
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you what?
I went to the local DIY store yesterday. I was looking around, just browsing and minding my own business when a chap in an apron came up to me and asked if I wanted decking… luckily I got the first punch in. I have just got back from the Doctor’s and he tells me I…
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the fruit of the burger
Yesterday was brilliant. We had a lovely service in which we baptised two people with very different testimonies, as I mentioned last week. It was very moving to hear how Dan had turned up at an outreach event we were hosting for Hope in Colchester (Hope 08), drawn by the music. He sat and listened…
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status updates
I have some posh invitation cards on my desk at the moment. One is to attend a Military Operational Presentation with the 16 Air Assault Brigade in Colchester. I’m not sure what one of those is, but I am going to go and find out. The second is an invitation for me (and a plus…
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mad
Today has been an interestingly eclectic one. It started with a visit to our church by Year 5 children from a local school, where we tried to explain what happened in the building and what was distinctive about Baptist Christians. From there it was straight to Costa Coffee for a meeting with Susan, our Children…
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