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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you heard about it here first
On 1 February this year I mused on my blog about what would happen if there was a transfer window system for Ministerial moves. I have another idea which may be a brilliant TV show. (I will tithe my royalties to BUGB Home Mission). When it comes on your TV screen as the next ‘reality’…
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going, going…
Happy New Week! Work has begun today on removing the pulpit from our church and reconstructing the platform so it is solid and we won’t fall through it. This is part of a project that we believe will make it easier for people to see what is going on at the front of the church,…
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ring ring, ring ring
I have an interesting task ahead of me today. I have been asked to bless someone’s new ring. It’s not a wedding ring. I think it is a ring that they wear to bring them good luck. What to do? All sorts of theological issues are raised. It reminds me of an occasion when I…
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apologies to St Francis!
I have been considering a song or hymn to follow my sermon on ‘patience’ (see yesterday’s blog) on Sunday morning. There were several candidates but in the end I went for ‘Blessed assurance’ which is a great old hymn. The verses are relevant to what I think I will be saying, but the chorus goes:…
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>about what doctors have lots of*
> the fruit of the Supermarket is apples, bananas, pears, lemons, melons… Today I am preparing a sermon for Sunday morning. It’s part of a series we are on at present looking at the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). Sunday morning’s theme is ‘patience’. I am aware that this is at present one of…
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eclectricity
We had an interesting experience at our church last night. In one room we had a meeting of Christian Bikers, in another we had a meeting for the team leading our interior renovations, in another there was a training session for youth and children’s leaders and in the hall lots of people were playing carpet…
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should have gone to [a certain brand of opticians whose name I will not use as I am not being paid for advertising on this blog, but now you are thinking of them so I have failed in trying not to mention them]
I have just come back from an eye test. I can remember the days when you just had to look at some letters on the wall and the optician would shine a torch in your eyes to have a quick look. Today’s experience was a high-tech equivalent of a medieval torture! I had air puffed…
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Disciple: baffled, but willing to be led
Hello again bloggists. I have returned to the blogcave and am ready to release more random thoughts into the wild. not actually chairs at the conference venue – these look more comfortable! I have been at the Eastern Baptist Association Ministers’ Conference. It was a real blessing. We were fed well physically (cooked breakfasts are…
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prioritising priorities
I can remember a lecture at the Vicar Factory where I trained (the awesome Spurgeon’s College if you are interested). That statement may surprise you for two reasons: one is that I can remember a lecture, the second is that I actually am trained. Anyhoo… the lecture was in my final year when we were…
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palindromes
Another sign that I am getting older. I was sure I was 45 until a friend wished me a happy palindromic birthday. Took me a while to work out that 2011 – 1967 = 44. D’oh! Campus motto: Bottoms up Mac Dennis, Nell, Edna, Leon, Nedra, Anita, Rolf, Nora, Alice, Carol, Leo, Jane, Reed, Dena,…
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