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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con sequences
Over the past couple of months in our morning services we have been looking at the Lord’s Prayer. That’s the one that we used to say in school assemblies at Primary School (it was a church school) and where we knew the rhythm better than the words; the one that we say at weddings and funerals…
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freaking out a parent
I had a slightly freaky moment yesterday. I was in the town centre (where our church is located) and walking along, minding my own business, when I heard a small voice enthusiastically say, “Hello!” I looked down and there was a girl, probably about 7 years old, grinning and waving at me… Immediately her horrified…
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passing the baton, sharing the blessing
Yesterday I wrote a tongue-in-cheek irony-laden bloggage about us being better than God at delegating. Today I want to offer the antidote to that: when God’s Spirit inspires people to say, “Yes” when a task is delegated they spread blessing far and wide. Let me give you an example: This morning I have been blessed…
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startling news about God – we are better than him
Ahem* [Loud Fanfare] Ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to announce the amazing, astounding, awesome list of things that we humans are better at than God. Yes, you did read that right. This is the amazing, astounding, awesome list of things that we humans are better at than God. Remembering. God says that if we…
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nick’s names
When I was very little I was a massive fan of the Magic Roundabout. I was particularly interested in Dougal, the dog. When the Magic Roundabout was on TV (in the slot just before the evening news I think) apparently I used to crawl around and around like Dougal – always on the move. I…
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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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