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)

  • feeling a bit of an ass (ie ‘donkey’ not the other use of the word!)

    To my loyal reader, I am sorry. Yesterday I was rather tired and could not muster the energy and enthusiasm to blog. It has nothing to do with England’s exit from the World Cup at the hands of Germany. And it’s nothing to do with the goal that was not given that may have changed…

  • My life as a ninja parachutist

    Recently the blog posts have been almost daily. That is due in the main to me having too much time on my hands and the opportunity to do lots of thinking. This MAY change over the next week or so, as I start to ease myself back into work following my operation. I am trying…

  • Inspiration and perspiration

    Writing a sermon is like riding a bike. You have to wear a helmet, bright clothing and lights at night, and you have to avoid potholes and keep your balance. Or… you never forget how to do it. I am hoping it is the latter. Today I am going to be preparing my first sermon for…

  • Oompa Loompa stick it on your bumper

    I ventured out yesterday and had a coffee with one of our church members. It was nice to be out and about and to begin to resume ‘normal’ contact with people. Thank you Barbara! Barbara showed me a clipping that she saw recently which I found very amusing, so I copy it for you here: The…

  • armchair supporters

    Last Friday evening I watched the England v Algeria game in the World Cup, sat at home on the sofa. I have to confess that I did not sit in silence (even though that may have been the best way to watch the match). I made a number of ‘constructive comments’ in the general direction of…

  • Where’s Jesus?

    When I was in hospital my dad and my sister came all the way to London from South Devon to see me. I was so blessed just by that, but they also brought goodies to keep me sane and sweets to sustain me in the absence of decent food in the hospital. Among the goodies…

  • reacting to Rooney reacting to the fans – but not just a blog about football

    “Nice to hear your home fans booing you – that’s loyal supporters,” was how England’s Wayne Rooney reacted to hearing boos from the England supporters following a very poor England performance against Algeria. I can understand how he felt. The team did not play well. Individuals played badly. He was obviously very disappointed with what…

  • I say!

    I had a surprise earlier this week when there was the sound of struggling from our front door (or to be more precise, from someone outside the front door, not the door itself) and then there was a loud ‘thunk’. It was our postlady pushing a package from Amazon through our letterbox. It was just…

  • spoilers

    This morning I watched a film we had recorded in anticipation of my convalescence period. It was a good film, although I was a bit miffed to discover that I had correctly anticipated the plot before it had fully unfolded, including the twist and the kicker at the end. I still enjoyed the film (The Illusionist, with…

  • caring for the community

    If you are squeamish you may want to skip to the next paragraph. No, not this one, the one below! I went to my Doctor’s surgery yesterday afternoon where one of the Practice Nurses used a clever little tool to remove 32 staples from me. I was surprised that there were so many and that…