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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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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welcome cards
We have some new welcome cards that have been designed for our church by a wonderfully creative and talented young lady (thank you Sara). When you look at them at first they look like this: When you open up the ‘lcome’ flap it looks like this: I think they are really clever, look bright and…
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20?!
It’s been a season of anniversaries. Silver Wedding last week. Today it is the 20th anniversary of my Ordination as a Baptist Minister (and also my Mum’s ahemth birthday today). When I was ordained 20 years ago I had no sense of where God would lead me. I had no idea that he would provide…
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expending your energy
Today I had an email from our energy supplier to tell me that a new statement was available online. Earlier this year we changed from one of the main suppliers to a smaller one that seeks to use more renewable energy while at the same time actually being cheaper than some of the main ones.…
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tales of the unexpected
It’s sometimes the unexpected things that make the biggest impact on us: the critical comment that came out of the blue; an accident; bad news that shocks us… I think it is partly because we have to react ‘in the moment’. We have not had an opportunity to prepare ourselves, to think about our reaction,…
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substitute
On Saturday evening the FIFA World Cup Quarter Final between Netherlands and Costa Rica looked like it was about to end in a draw after extra time (the score was 0-0). The match was about to be decided by a penalty shoot-out at the Dutch coach, Louis Van Gaal, took the unprecedented step of substituting…
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