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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Water work
Did it tickle? Was the water warm? Was it relaxing, easing away the stress of the day? Were they looking down in embarrassment? Did anyone else wonder whether to say anything? Did anyone else want to stop him? It was so demeaning, so unbecoming, so degrading, so smelly, None of them wanted to do it.…
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Crucify Hymns
Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Not really. I mean, I knew it was happening and I did watch from a distance. But it wasn’t like I was wielding a hammer or holding the nails. What’s that? Well, yes I did join in with the crowd but then everybody does don’t they? You…
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SYLOFTRK*
On Easter Sunday evening we going to hold a service that we’re calling “Songs of Resurrection”. It is a sort of Easter Carol Service, where we will sing some of the great hymns and songs of Resurrection and retell the Easter Resurrection narratives to celebrate the fact of Jesus’ resurrection. *I did toy with the…
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it’s only five letters long, but…
“Sorry” is such a small, simple word. It’s five letters long, but its impact can be incredible. When small children (and sometimes adults) say ‘sorry’ to someone it’s often through gritted teeth and often under duress. But a heartfelt, humble apology is powerful. Today we heard the Prime Minister of Australia issue an apology to people…
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squeak screech howl (i.e. feedback)
About 6 months ago I joined the Mid Essex Magical Society (or MEMS for short). They have been very welcoming and I have really enjoyed the evenings I have been able to attend. (if you are looking to do a fundraising event in Essex they can provide a good evening’s magical entertainment for you at…
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“Is this the real life, is this just fantasy?”
So begins one of the all time classic songs, Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. I had an experience where I felt like that this morning. I had a vivid dream in which I was left feeling really exasperated and upset by a fictional person in my dream. There were a lot more details, but in essence…
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the minimum age
We put age limits on a number of different activities and behaviours in order to protect children and in recognition of their relative immaturity to cope with what are essentially adult activities. There is a minimum age, for example, for smoking, drinking alcoholic drinks, sex and even voting. there will be questions about whether the…
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get your thinking cap on
I am looking at preparing a course about the Bible. it is intended to be for everybody from those who have been Christians for decades to those who are recent believers and even those who are not yet believers but would like to know more. The course will cover a wide range of subjects about…
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be bald, be strong, for the Lord your God is with you…
Yesterday I posted this picture on Facebook with the caption ‘Nick was wondering whether God had misheard his prayers for boldness’. The pun was intentional. It was inspired (?) by the preparation I had been doing for Sunday evening, looking at Acts 4 and noticing that the Christians prayed for boldness. It was in the…
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