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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Have yourself a busy little Christmas
Christmas is a very busy time of year. This is perhaps one of my more obvious statements. But it is especially true for church people. And very especially double true for church leaders. I will have more Turkey dinners than I care to admit, will have sung all the carols several times each (already…
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Some people won’t be on the pitch…
Gross generalisation the first: there is a sense of collective disappointment across the country because FIFA is not holding a World Cup Finals in England for at least the next 20 years. Gross generalisation the second: the sense of collective disappointment is concentrated among the males in the population. Gross generalisation the third: lots of…
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Fawning around
On my way through the blizzard (aka light snow) this morning I saw a figure walking towards me. I thought it was Mr Tumnus, the fawn from The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe! They had an umbrella, lots of parcels and looking like they had hooves. It was only when they got closer to…
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So, what did you think?
How do you give constructive feedback on something that you found unhelpful? Or, to be more specific, what do partners of preachers say to their orating half if / when they ‘preach a stinker’ and ask you what you think? That was a question that was discussed at a group for the partners of trainee…
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there’s snow business like…
Snow has finally hit Colchester today. But (other than that initial comment) this is not going to be a snow-related blog entry. After all, it is not the first time that snow has fallen in the UK and there are many places in the world that would regard our reaction to a snowfall as rather…
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through the looking glass?
Vicar in sermon: “This morning as I was shaving I was thinking about my sermon and cut myself.” Comment on door after service: “Next time Vicar, think about shaving and cut the sermon.” This morning as I was shaving I had a thought: why is it that I go bald on the top of my…
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Dear Father Christmas…
It’s only 29 days to Christmas. Somehow the countdown seems less important to me than when I was a child. I’m not sure how far back the countdown would be (I don’t think it ever reached 3 figures) but with a birthday in February it always seemed a long time until presents. On Sunday morning…
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surprise blessings
Okay, I have managed to fit in a quick blog (200th today). I was so blessed and surprised recently when the kind young man (thanks Chris) who operated the video camera at our church to show the recent baptisms on the big screen presented me with a DVD of Thomas being baptised. They had had…
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>199 not out
>I have just noticed that this is the 199th blog entry I have made. I mention that not because I deserve a medal (my readers deserve that if they have read all 199) but because I am astonished at how much drivel I have managed to pour out into the blogisphere since I started. Nearly…
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>go compare the money supermeerkat*
>My car insurance is up for renewal soon. I had the dreaded letter from my insurance company and it is not actually quite as bad as I feared. It was higher than last year but not drastically so. What I can’t understand, though, is why the insurance rises as the value of the car diminishes. Some…
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