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)

  • scaling new heights

    So this morning we have really joined the digital age. Because of the large number of internet-connected devices in our home our broadband connection was running really slowly. There were various correlations but the most significant was that the speed of connection was inversely proportional to the waking hours of our teenage offspring. Hence the…

  • I’m just saying…

    I am not someone who sees demons lurking around every corner and considers that everything that goes wrong is the result of the devil having a go at me. I think that sometimes in this world we have to acknowledge that the bumper sticker was right: s**t happens. But just occasionally when stuff goes wrong…

  • Christmas starts here

    In previous years the Churches Advertising Network has been rather controversial in its Christmas Ads. My favourite had the caption – “Talk about a bad hair day: you’re a virgin, you’ve just given birth, and now three kings have turned up!” I liked the controversy and thought provokingness (another new word brought to ou by…

  • Reflections from the sofa

    In the middle of a period of leave I’m sitting on the sofa at home and relaxing. The TV is off, I am on my own. Just me and my thoughts… and The Thought. I have been reflecting on the question of prayer. Did God really give us the gift of prayer so we could…

  • FYA

    (For your amusement) From ‘Pass the Port’ – my recently acquired book of after-dinner stories: On the occasion I when I made my last speech a young lady came up to me and said: “I enjoyed your speech sumptuously.” “Thank you very much.” She went on: “You ought to have your speeches published.” In as…

  • attention!

    In addition to my usual routine of reflection, Bible reading, prayer and blogging I have set aside time in my diary every couple of weeks specifically for “reflection, reading and praying” (that’s what it says in my diary). Today (when I wrote this rather than when it is published) is one of those days. I…

  • the end

    Today marks my last day ‘at work’ until almost the end of August. It also marks the last of my daily bloggages until then. This is not because I intend to stop reflecting but because I will not necessarily be within reach of a machine or internet connection with which to write the bloggerel that…

  • some assembly required

    I have been given two books. The lovely Sally, my wife, went to a charity shop yesterday and came back with a carrier bag of books (they are selling them by the bag now!) and two were for me. One was a book of card tricks, and I won’t be sharing any quotes from that…

  • ready? steady? go!

    I am feeling a bit self-chuffed. It might even be pride if that was not a sin (!). Regular bloggites will know that I enjoy learning and performing magic tricks. Well I have now invented a trick. I think it is quite good, magician friends to whom I have performed it also think it is…

  • escamgelism

    I am a bit worried about a friend of mine. He’s on holiday in Cyprus and has lost his bag that contains his mobile phone, his wallet and other important items. He has managed to find an internet cafe and sent me an email asking for my help. If I can send him some money…