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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A shameless plug
One of my friends and I are putting on a magic show on 23rd May. We had this poster created for the event (Richard is definitely one of Essex’s finest magicians: he’s a member of the Magic Circle – I’d be happy to be known as one of Essex’s thinnest!) If you would like to…
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Liturgy for Red Nose Day*
Leader (wearing a red nose**): Heavenly Father, creator of laughter, fun, joy and the ability to perceive humour we thank you and praise you for all things that lighten our mood and our day. Response (wearing silly wigs, funny faces, etc): Use us to lighten the mood of others and brighten their day Leader: Jesus, teller…
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looking for the impossible
Today I spent time and effort searching for something. It was an important document. It was my tax return. I had found ones from previous years but needed this year’s. I file my returns online but was sure that I also printed out a summary of this year’s return. Yet I could not find it anywhere. I…
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how are you?
I wonder if you know anyone who, when you ask them how they are, says, “Oh, I mustn’t complain,” and then they proceed to complain for the next ten minutes? I am sure I do that sometimes – if not in those exact words at least in spirit. I think we can all tend towards…
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evil is vile but lives
I wonder how you reacted to yesterday’s bloggage (if you read it). Did the title make you think, were your worried, curious or simply dismissive of yet another Nick-gimmick? One of the things that I have pondered since is reason 5, and my answer to it. If believing in God is unfashionable (to say the…
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Ten good reasons not to believe in God
I think it is about time we were honest. So this Baptist Minister is giving you ten good reasons why you should not believe in God* and risking being burnt at the stake or excommunicated. Perhaps your reasons are in here somewhere… 1. It’s old fashioned – believing in God is not really a 21st century thing…
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selah
One of my reflection moments yesterday was from a book that a good friend gave me when I started my current role. The book is The President’s Devotional by Joshua Dubois and it is a series of daily devotional readings that the author wrote for President Obama. I am following it through each day this year…
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warning: a very silly person wrote this
If you are in the mood for a serious reflection this bloggage is a good one to avoid. Please don’t read on. If you have a good opinion of me, perhaps you had better not read on… or maybe you should know the truth! Let me set the scene: I was at a conference, listening to…
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a weekend full of blessings
What a weekend I have just had. On Saturday I had the joy and privilege of inducting a Minister, on Sunday morning I preached at one of our churches and in the evening I joined in with a gathering of lots of Christians from Baptist churches in Southend. An Induction is a bit like a…
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