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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2020 vision
This bloggage is based on a leaflet that will be shared with our church this weekend. On 1st September I shared a 2020 vision in my sermon in the morning service. We are seeking to see clearly what God’s vision is for us as a church, and looking at 2020 as a point in the…
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soaring
Last week we visited a Birds of Prey centre in Devon, The Yarak Centre. We were a bit alarmed that we were the only ones there but when it came to the flying display that turned into a real bonus. Because we were the only ones there the staff brought the display to us. A…
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bleary eyed blogging
It’s all that spider’s fault. There I was, sleeping enthusiastically, dreaming about something that I can’t remember, and being replenished, when suddenly the smoke alarm went off last night. I was very rudely awakened by the ear-piercing beeping and staggered out of bed and onto the landing where the alarm was located. It kept screaming…
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Story
A brief poetic bloggage from a coffee shop. If yesterday is history And tomorrow’s a mystery Today is His story That He blends with my story Be blessed, be a blessing
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Time to reflect
This weekend was the fifth anniversary of my Induction at Colchester Baptist Church. Time has flown by! Next year will be the 20th anniversary of my Ordination. Time has flown by! So as I am in an anniversaryish mood, I wondered what advice I would give the newly ordained me if I could borrow a…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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