nukelearfishing

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)

  • I know how you feel

    Empathy is a very powerful thing. It is more than sympathy (where we express how we feel about something that has happened) although that is powerful itself. Empathy is where we are able to feel how someone else feels. We can’t know exactly how anyone feels, but when we are able to be empathic we…

  • technogrumpiness

    What do you do when your computer refuses to talk to the printer? This has happened to me a couple of times recently and it is rather annoying. In fact, on one occasion it was quite disabling as I was unable to print out the pages of a document I needed for a meeting. The most…

  • one letter makes a difference

    With thanks to my Uncle Matthew I am going to start this entry with a joke: A young monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to helping the other monks in copying the old canons and laws of the church by hand. He notices, however, that all of the monks are copying from copies, not from…

  • sounds fishy

    I have the joy at the moment of spending time with four people who are considering being baptised as believers in our church. The service will be at 1030 on 7th November, if you fancy coming along. One thing we considered last night has stuck with me this morning. We considered why it is that…

  • armchair supporters 2

    I watched the football last night on the telly. It was very frustrating. England drew 0-0 with Montenegro. They did not show much invention and some players seemed incapable of doing the simple things like passing the ball to a team mate and keeping the ball on the pitch. I have discovered that I am…

  • making the most of our location

    I spent today travelling to and from Oxford, and attending a meeting in Oxford about churches in Town Centre locations. That very much describes our church (see www.colchesterbaptistchurch.org.uk if you want an idea of what our church looks like and where we are placed in the town). It was very helpful to hear what other churches…

  • does not do exactly what it says on the screen

    A while ago I blogged about my lovely new phone that thought it was an iphone but wasn’t. When I ordered it my phone company told me I had 30 days in which to change my mind. “Ha!” I thought (for my thoughts are sometimes little). “I will never want to exchange this phone-sized handful…

  • just 10

    In our church we are participating the national Just 10 series at the moment. It’s a helpful way of looking at the Ten Commandments as God’s best plan for human living. The material we have been using is incredibly practical and has reminded me that God knew what he was doing all those years ago…

  • transformer

      look hard and you may understand why I chose this picture Hmmm Been reflecting a bit more on the theme of yesterday’s blog post. I know that there are times when I can present a hard edge or sharp corners when I am busy doing something and someone asks me something else. I instantly regret…

  • a little less conversation?

    I have just been listening to ‘A little less conversation’ by JXL. It’s a funky remix of the Elvis Presley song. You can see it and hear it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&v=BSkDQYe2FYw  It is featured in the film Bruce Almighty (among others). The first four lines are: A little less conversation, a little more action please All this aggravation aint…