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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daily prayer 2
Monday – God-orientated Ever-present God, help us to be mindful of you in all that we do this week. May we meet you in the conversations with others, discover you in our activities, and rest in you in the spaces in between our busyness. We offer ourselves, our work and our leisure as an act…
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daily prayer 1
We invite you to join with the Mutley Baptist Church family by sharing in the same prayer each day. There’s no set time at which you need to be praying the prayer – include it in your praying whenever that is best for you. Our week’s prayers begin with Jesus’ call for us to love…
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valuing prayers
You may recall (if you are a long term member of this parish) that I wrote some bloggages last year about our new church values. You can see the introductory one here and then follow the subsequent ones to see them all and some further thoughts about each one. If you don’t want to bother…
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changing the way I read the Bible
This coming Sunday morning I am preaching as part of our series looking at God through the eyes of Elijah and Elisha (in 1 and 2 Kings in the Bible). We are looking at Naaman (2 Kings 5), a Syrian general who had an incurable skin disease and found healing from God not only for…
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Bicycle-wrangling
In an effort to get a little bit fitter and to reduce my impact on the environment I try to cycle to the church building where I serve when I can. Before you get impressed, let me confess that my bike is electric-assisted (there are long and steep hills on the journey) and I am…
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realising reality
I know that I am showing my age, but I struggle with the idea that you can make a living by posting content online. The idea that someone’s job might be ‘Youtuber’ is bizarre to me. I know the mechanics of it (I have not monetised this bloggage) but it’s the concept that I struggle…
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Inclusive Church
The church I serve, Mutley Baptist Church, has recently joined the Inclusive Church Network. The ICN statement reads: “We believe in inclusive church – a church which celebrates and affirms every person and does not discriminate. We will continue to challenge the church where it continues to discriminate against people on grounds of disability, economic power, ethnicity, gender, gender identity,…
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Proper job?
On my bookshelf I have a book that has sentimental value. It was my grandfather’s book, and he has written his name in it. The book is ‘Yap’ by Jan Stewer. I would be amazed if any of you have read it. The Jan Stewer books are about a Devonian chap (the eponymous Jan) and…
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Do you want your shoes back now?
The age old saying goes: “You can’t understand someone until you have walked a mile in their shoes” (or variations on that theme). I get what it’s saying, but I don’t think it’s right. It’s not enough. Walking a mile in someone’s shoes is about us experiencing life as they do, but only to do…
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