nukelearfishing

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)

  • hey you!

    Do you ever get the feeling that God is trying to get your attention or tell you something? Have you ever found that the same message keeps coming to you from different and disparate places and people? Have you ever looked at your Bible and the words have jumped off the page? If so, here’s…

  • the antidote

    Yesterday’s bloggage title may have reaffirmed a sense of low self-esteem for some of you, but I hope that you carried on and read the affirmation at the end of it. Today I want to offer an antidote to ‘we’re not worth it’ attitudes if you missed the second half or didn’t feel worthy of…

  • we’re not worthy

    Some of you may remember that line from the film Wayne’s World. If you’ve never seen it you have missed a funny film with some classic moments (Bohemian Rhapsody in a little blue car anyone?). Wayne and his friend Garth are fans of rock music and have their own cable TV show called Wayne’s World…

  • Unexpected blessing

    Today I was blessed by a friend. I was blessed by their friendship and trust in me. And I was blessed because they told me that they read my bloggages. And I was blessed because they said that they had read this morning’s and it reminded them of some artwork they had. And I was…

  • I have added a new page on the blog (in the top bar): “Does God have a sense of humour?” It is basically there to host my degree dissertation from 1993: “A Theology of Humour – a serious look at the lighter side of God.” It all came about because in my first year at…

  • prayer works

    I believe that prayer makes a difference. Don’t ask me to try to explain it in a relatively short bloggage. But I have experienced the difference that prayer makes in my own life, and have seen prayers answered for others. In fact all my prayers are answered. Before you stampede towards me with your lottery…

  • doctor, doctor

    I feel the need… I feel the need for levity This joke comes from one of my main sources of jokes: http://jokes.christiansunite.com/ I retell it here in honour of those who work in our health service, especially those who work in cardiac services. A mechanic was removing a cylinder head from the motor of a motorcycle when…

  • permission granted?

    I can remember once being told that it is easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. It was said slightly tongue-in-cheek, but only slightly. The premise for that maxim is that getting permission from someone can be time-consuming, takes a degree of tact and diplomacy and you have to be good at patiently explaining yourself,…

  • reflecting on two films

    On Saturday evening Sally and I went to the cinema to watch ’12 Years a Slave’. It is very difficult to describe my emotions afterwards as I felt that I had been assaulted by a vile experience. That is not a criticism of the film – I thought it was incredible, powerful, moving and engaging.…

  • crossing roads

    Not much time to blog today, so a philosophical question for you to consider: Why did the Baptist Minister cross the road? Possible answers include: It was the chicken’s day off She was tied to the chicken To show the hedgehog it was possible To get to the other side* Because he didn’t know any…