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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A short apology
Sorry.
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getting in a stew about the cross (or getting cross about a stew)
Stew the Rabbit and I are about to visit another school this morning. It will be his first visit there and I hope he is well-behaved. He is going to try a magic trick which may or may not come off… The theme will be exploring crosses. an ‘x’ can be a sign that you…
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hair today, goon tomorrow
cover your hairloss by sitting next to your daughter I need to face the bald facts. My hair is disappearing. Male Pattern Baldness is here to stay. I was reflecting on this fact today as I cut my hair and have discerned a few warning signals that some of you may like to consider for…
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he who laughs last… didn’t get the joke
Is it wrong to feel happy when someone struggles to pronounce ‘Schadenfreude’*? I have recently been the cause of a lot of joy for other people. Rotten rail journeys that went wrong have caused a certain amount of glee for people who have experienced them vicariously through my Facebook statuses. I think that counts as…
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biting off more than you can over-reach
Have you ever had the feeling that you have bitten off more than you can chew? The sense that you have over-reached yourself? That you are batting further up the order than you should be? The feeling that you are a fraud and are about to get found out? I had that sensation last week. We…
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top gear?
On the Pope’s visit to England last year an event happened that slipped under the media radar, but not that of the police. He was being chauffeured in a powerful Jaguar limousine down the M1 motorway in the middle of the night. He was chatting to the driver and said how one of the things he…
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going equipped
I went prepared to the Baptist Assembly. In my bag I had a small selection of magic tricks in case somebody had a sudden deficiency of entertainment and the shout went out, “Is there a magician in the hotel?” Sadly there was no such call. The tricks stayed in my bag, except for a couple…
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assembled reflections
I have blogged much recently about my travel woes and the removal of gruntle among rail travellers. But I have not said much about the Baptist Assembly itself. I want to say a big ‘Thank You’ to God for all he did and said through the participants. I want to say a big ‘Thank You’…
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the morning after the weekend before
A few years ago the Queen remarked that she had had an “annus horriblis” (stick it in Google translate for latin if you are unsure). This weekend I have had “trainus horriblis”. I had rotten train journeys going to and returning from the Baptist Assembly in Blackpool. The Assembly itself was a massive blessing and…
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Breaking news
I woke this morning to the news that American forces have killed Osama Bin Laden. “Justice” is a word that has been on the lips of President Obama, Prime Minister Cameron and other national leaders. But is it justice? There is no doubt that Bin Laden has been responsible for atrocities and the deaths of…
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