activities : Brett Fish

i'm not sure you're against that thing you think you're against [Intro]

Sometimes two sides of a vociferous argument can both be right. A silly [but true] example could be someone from Americaland arguing that mayonnaise is horrible [i have lived here for three years and am still to find one i find overly edible] Whereas, having tasted South African mayo, and especially the no name brand big jar version, i might argue that mayonnaise is incredible. We would both be telling the truth in terms of [...]

By brettfish|2014-06-11T01:07:43+02:00June 11th, 2014|activities, change the world, pain and Hope, shtupidt people, thorts of other people, world news|0 Comments

the art of holding a friend's head under the water…

yesterday i attended a baptism and family picnic that our church family, Re:Generation, holds twice a year... it is one of the highlights for us [and not just because of the quantity of fine meat they prepare - these okes know how to barbecue braai!] because of the feeling of family celebration and togetherness that tends to come out of it... and just a much less rushed time of being able to hang with church folks [...]

By brettfish|2014-06-08T07:23:16+02:00June 8th, 2014|activities, friends and enemas, God stuff, inspire-ations|0 Comments

Taboo Topics: Race – The Panel – Questions from you about Race-related things – Q3/Q4

Finishing off this first run of the panel with these last two questions that came in - only two responses at the moment but will add more as they come in... QUESTION 3: [Suzane Hoffman] We have seen our country go down hill. We have watched apartheid in reverse . reconciliation is fantasy. All that happens is now the blacks control and the whites still suffer and get the blame. With real reconciliation there would [...]

By brettfish|2014-06-06T23:40:03+02:00June 6th, 2014|activities, pain and Hope, Taboo Topics, thorts of other people|0 Comments

Mark, my words: He really was.

And s we witness the death of Jesus... which has a profound effect on the world around Him... not only on the Roman centurion who was stationed nearby... but even on the physical aspects of the temple as the curtain is ripped from top to bottom. Join me as i look at Mark 15 from verse 33 to 47 and share some thoughts on these things: [For links to the whole [...]

By brettfish|2014-06-04T11:42:38+02:00June 4th, 2014|activities, bible things, God stuff, what i am reading|0 Comments

the day i didn't give a stranger a ride…

Earlier today i was sitting working in Starbucks while Chris Martin sang gentle somewhat melancholic tunes to me. SUDDENLY, like in a movie [one that was maybe titled 'Everyone in Starbucks rushes pointingly at the window'] everyone in the store suddenly started rushing to the window behind me, pointing and looking very much like they had just witnessed someone steal a laptop computer from an unassuming customer outside before jumping through the window of a car that came [...]

By brettfish|2014-05-29T18:00:05+02:00May 29th, 2014|activities, adventures, and other animals., change the world, inspire-ations, love and chocolate|0 Comments

My new heart tattoo.

Okay, so i don't have a heart tattoo. Or any tattoo. And time is running out for me to get my first one before i leave Americaland [have the money, don't have the right design!] But i just started reading the book, 'Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion' by Father Gregory Boyle [who i heard speak at CCDA last year in a deeply moving session] and already it is breaking me up [...]

By brettfish|2014-05-28T14:40:21+02:00May 28th, 2014|activities, heroes or heroic moments, inspire-ations, thorts of other people, what i am reading|0 Comments

Mark, my words: Let it all really sink in

Today's Mark passage is a little bit different to what we are used to and i would encourage you to wait until you have decent reflection time before watching it - don't rush through this one - rather make a time to simply reflect and listen and feel and respond. Join me as i look at Mark 15 from verse 16 to 32: [For the next passage and a look at [...]

By brettfish|2014-05-26T12:58:20+02:00May 26th, 2014|activities, bible things, God stuff, inspire-ations, what i am reading|0 Comments

The Character Equation: Saying and being sorry

"It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man." [Jack Handey] Ah, i love me some Jack Handey, but as i continue to look at some different aspects that define the character of a person, i'm not quite sure that would be the best approach. However, when we hear the word "Sorry!" coming out of our mouth, we should always be asking ourselves one key question: [...]

By brettfish|2014-05-23T09:59:50+02:00May 23rd, 2014|activities, change the world, inspire-ations, love and chocolate, pain and Hope, relationships|0 Comments

Taboo Topics: Race – Meet The Panel

I am very excited to introduce this Panel of Race Experts... and by 'Race Experts' i mean friends of mine who happen to be from a variety of different race group backgrounds and are not claiming to be experts or to speak on behalf of their particular race in any way, shape or form. I have invited them to be on this panel because they are people who i respect and who are passionate about [...]

By brettfish|2014-05-21T14:22:51+02:00May 21st, 2014|activities, change the world, inspire-ations, pain and Hope, people, Taboo Topics, thorts of other people|0 Comments

some thoughts on Truth in terms of coffee and life and race-related things [meet Susan Hayden]

This is a reblogged post courtesy of Susan Hayden who posts some worthwhile musings over at Disco Pants & A Mountain - you should check her out... but this felt really relevant to some of our recent race conversations and so i asked her if i could add it here... When you’re told a coffee shop is the best coffee shop in the world and that coffee shop is not in New York or [...]

By brettfish|2014-05-21T09:55:07+02:00May 21st, 2014|activities, change the world, pain and Hope, shtupidt people, thorts of other people, what i am reading|0 Comments