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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slip, slap, splosh
Today’s bloggage is going to be like Zacchaeus – quite short. Occasionally this week I have been watching the Commonwealth Games. Two thoughts occurred to me as I was watching a poor Australian springboard diver who slipped on the board as he was in mid-spring and ended up landing on his back. As I resisted…
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one degree shifts
Little things can make a big difference. A freshly made cup of coffee has refreshed me just now, ready to write this bloggage. A kiss goodbye with Sally (Mrs Nukelearfishing) before she went out shopping was a reminder of our love. Words of gratitude and encouragement can bless someone after they have worked hard. A…
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numerically speaking
It feels like we are being inundated with bad news in the form of numbers at the moment. Tragic events are measured in the number of deaths and injured people. The aggression of a country or organisation or faction is measured by how many of their enemies they kill or maim. The culpability of countries and…
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h lear n
When I was at school it was compulsory to have name labels sewn into all items of school uniform, sports kit and so on. This meant that a lot of name labels were needed – double the amount because my sister was also at school and needed name labels too. My ever-resourceful Mum came up…
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bother
“I’m all hot and bothered!” “I can’t be bothered!” “Oh, bother!” The catchphrase of Catherine Tate’s teenage character, Lauren, was, “Am I bovvered though?” All of these expressions suggest that being bothered is a bad thing. They suggest that it is something that interrupts and distracts from our priorities. It is something that causes distress.…
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cause and affect*
Why is it that software developers keep changing the software? We get used to the way a program or app or website works and then, before we know it, an upgrade has happened and things are different. New settings need setting. Old settings need resetting. Changed default settings need grrring at. But it’s a very…
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And… relax?
The last few days have been unbelievably busy. I think I met myself coming in the opposite direction! I am not complaining- just observing. And perhaps putting a little disclaimer out there to explain why I have not responded to emails or phone messages yet. I will get around to it! The problem with busyness…
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lamentation
What do you do when you hear tragic news? This morning we have heard of the apparent shooting down of a Malaysian Airlines passenger aircraft, and while the perpetrator is not yet known, we can neglect to remember that there are many other victims of the on-going conflict in Ukraine; and Israel and the Palestinian territories have been in…
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inspiration or information
One of the perils of blogging is that if you have a ‘comments’ section people will comment. I think that’s brilliant for the most part. If something I have written provokes, prompts, or otherwise perturbs someone enough to make them respond – whether in agreement or disagreement – I am very happy. That is not…
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the gender agenda
So, yesterday was a big day for women in the UK. The Church of England General Synod voted overwhelmingly in favour of appointing women bishops (never mind that our BUGB ‘Archbishop’ (aka General Secretary) is the brilliant Lynn Green and we have had women in national and regional leadership for many years). And David Cameron…
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