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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breakfast with a politician
I have written three times recently to my local MP (about different aspects and issues relating to Migrants, the Jungle Camp clearance in Calais, and votes in Parliament). To his credit he has written back twice (the third one was only this last weekend so it’s a bit too soon to expect a reply). But…
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the hokey cokey referendum
There has been a lot of heat generated by the EU Referendum in the UK. The official campaigning period started last week but the rhetoric has been flying for many months beforehand and, in my humble opinion, has generated more heat than light. The news has been full of headlines that I summarise as ‘hokey…
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view from my pew 2
The continuing observations of Mr QR Grenville-Stubbs: Our new minister, the Reverend Philip Inneck-Tucker, has decided to introduce ‘All-Age Worship’ services or, as I prefer to call them, ‘services with something to offend everyone’. Last week’s was a good example of what I mean. From the moment one of the young people started the service with,…
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deciding or discerning?
Recently I was meeting with some Deacons and asked them to look at 1 Thessalonians 5 verse 11: “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” It was intended to be a word of encouragement to them. However one of them misheard me and looked up 1…
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view from my pew 1
A long time ago in an office far, far away I wrote a sketch to try to illustrate the breadth of what Home Mission (BUGB’s mission fund) does. If you would like to see it you can see a fuzzy version on YouTube. It’s a bit out of date now as some of the resources…
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doubt that is bigger than ants
A while back I remember reading a little phrase that stuck with me because it needed to be mulled and pondered and reflected on: “Doubts are the ants in the pants of faith. They keep it awake and moving.” Apparently it was Frederick Buechner who wrote that in Wishful Thinking: A Seeker’s ABC. I found it amusing, and…
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the parable of the wall
Outside the church is a wall. It separates the church from the street. It’s a low wall, just the right height for sitting on. It’s a convenient wall. Passers-by will sit on the wall in order to make a phone call, to eat an ice cream (in the summer) and to wait for someone. And…
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ringtone
It used to be the case (many years ago) that all telephones made the same sound when someone was trying to contact you: ‘ring, ring… ring, ring’. Then came the advent of electronic phones that could make a trilling sound. And then came the advent of mobile phones with several different ringtones (including the annoying…
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blind to the truth?
Recently I acquired a study. The garage in our house has been converted into a study. It’s a lovely space in which to work, study and meet people and makes my life a lot easier. It’s also downstairs, which helps (not too many upstairs garages though, so I guess you realised that). And it’s much…
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sunglasses
So, it has been a while hasn’t it my bloggist chums? I hope and pray that you will have had a wonderful Easter, and not just because of a surfeit of chocolate. I was listening to a ‘discussion’ on the radio today and was struck by how it was set up and the nature of…
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