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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>go go gadget rev
>I love gadgets. I admit it. It is something I have to keep a tight rein on (I don’t own an iPod or iPhone or iPad, much as I might covet them). I love the ingenuity and creativity of the innovators who come up with new ways of doing things I didn’t know I needed…
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>dearly beloved…
>When I was training to be a Minister I dreaded the idea of taking funerals. I could not imagine myself doing so. It all seemed so morbid and dark. But in my first church I had the privilege of serving alongside a brilliant Minister, David Richardson. He taught me so much about being a Minister,…
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deus ex machina
We have acquired a new laptop at church. It was well overdue as the previous one was only one step more advanced than clockwork and although it had served us well, was no longer able to keep up with us. It will be used on much less strenuous duties, like being put out to pasture!…
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looking back and looking forward
The church at which I am one of the ministers is 321 years old. Okay, by the standards of some parish churches that is not so old, by when you consider that Baptist churches are only just 400 years old, it’s pretty good. To mark our church being 300 years old in 1989 one of…
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funny feeling or feeling funny?
How do you do? Thanks for dropping by. I have been re-reading a wonderful book: The Naked Jape by Jimmy Carr and Lucy Greeves. (link to buy the book) It’s all about the origins of jokes and humour and different aspects of jokes and joking. I love it, not just because of the analysis but…
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>don’t miss the important details
>Last Sunday evening I began the service by referring to Isaiah 6 (the first half). It struck me as I was preparing that I often jump over the first phrase in order to consider the vision of God and how he cleansed and commissioned Isaiah. In doing so I miss an important detailIndeed the passage…
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>that came out wrong…
>I am watching my back.Last week Sally and I went for a walk together. Just us. The children were away. We were walking along a path beside a field. A lady was walking her dog ahead of us.Out of the blue Sally said, “When I am on my own, I think I will get a…
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>all by myself, don’t wanna be all by myself…
>I have been deserted. Sally has taken the children and gone to stay with her mother. Actually it’s not as dramatic as it sounds – they have gone for the weekend while I hold the fort here. I was a bit worried a couple of nights ago, though, as I was rubbing my head in…
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guilty pleasures
I was waiting under my umbrella in the pouring rain a little earlier and had a crisis of conscience. Across the road from me I noticed a lady crouched on the ground. She had an umbrella but it was lying upside down on the pavement. She was getting drenched and rummaging in a bag. I…
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confession
I need to confess a sin. I am proud. Thomas (son) has just got his GCSE results. 10 A*s and 3 As. š
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