challenging thorts : Brett Fish

Saturday Round Up: The week that was: Episode 10: of Nachtmusik, inspirational runners, the big gas man and slow kissing…

This felt like a really good week on The Weekly Mash [and Peace!] and so if you missed any of these, here is an opportunity to catch up: Monday was a joint post of the 'What Asian are you?' video clip which was both quite funny but also pretty inward-reflection calling and worth everyone seeing as well as the sequal to the K-MArt "Shipped my pants" ad i shared a while back. Tuesday became [...]

By brettfish|2013-06-01T12:30:52+02:00June 1st, 2013|activities, and other animals., challenging thorts, humour'ish, life|0 Comments

A tornado, a free computer and a whole host of dead celebrities…

Earlier this week a tornado swept through Oklahama, killing a number of people and leaving a mass of devastation in its wake. Within a couple of hours of the disaster, well-known speaker and author John Piper tweeted this verse: “Your sons and daughters were eating and a great wind struck the house, and it fell upon them, and they are dead.” Job 1:19 There was a huge uproar about it. How could this public figure [...]

By brettfish|2013-05-24T07:06:07+02:00May 24th, 2013|challenging thorts, change the world, shtupidt people, silly things, world news|0 Comments

where my trust is without borders

tbV and i have not really been in regular consistent church services for the last two years now and so it's been really refreshing to find one called Re:Generation that we both enjoy and love going to. in particular being a part of corporate worship has been so refreshing and since we haven't been around for a little while there are a bunch of new songs to discover which is great. one song in paricular [...]

By brettfish|2013-05-20T08:08:18+02:00May 20th, 2013|activities, bible things, challenging thorts, God stuff, inspire-ations, thorts of other people, worship|0 Comments

Saturday Round Up: The week that was: Episode 8:of Jack Bauer & the return of the Bluths, petrol pump kareoke couple, picking up your Bible & passing it on.

Another week, another ‘The Weekly Mash [and Peace!] – see what’s been happening this week on The Weekly Mash [and Peace!]: Monday showed the Kareoke gas pump clip you probly already saw before it arrived here but if not it is complete F.U.N. Tuesday was the breaking news of the new season of ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT first trailer peek as well as news of JACK BAUER returning for a new season of 24 Wednesday saw an [...]

By brettfish|2013-05-18T16:23:24+02:00May 18th, 2013|activities, and other animals., bible things, challenging thorts, change the world, relationships|0 Comments

Taboo Topics: Parents of young children – Meet Nicolette Ferreira

Some days, as a stay-at-home mom, I literally find my self walking around the house, doing nothing… Please note: this is NOT because I am lazy or that there is nothing to being a stay-at-home mom (and part-time freelance writer, let me just add – by the way, why do I feel like I have to justify myself?!)Anywhoo…If I decide to sit down in front of the computer to do some writing, Alex starts climbing up [...]

By brettfish|2013-05-13T09:53:08+02:00May 13th, 2013|challenging thorts, Taboo Topics, thorts of other people|0 Comments

Saturday Round Up: The week that was: Episode 7: of harmless chess pieces, cicadas, forgiveness poison and the importance of Together

Another week, another 'The Weekly Mash [and Peace!] - see what's been happening this week on the other side of my blog garage... Monday saw some Buttersafe cartoonage depicting the ridiculousness of chess pieces and the trap of the workplace Tuesday saw us take a look at the boy who couldn't be buried, the incoming plague and the no celebration relay team orders Wednesday saw some more cartoons with a simple yet powerful contrasting of [...]

By brettfish|2013-05-11T05:28:28+02:00May 11th, 2013|and other animals., challenging thorts, local news, people, relationships|0 Comments

How to condemn evil while loving evil people?

i came across this article titled, 'Loving Dzhokhar Tsarnaev' [one of the suspected terrorists involved in the recent Boston Marathon bombing] shortly after it happened and it really made some strong points in terms of our role as Christ following people in the wake of such a horrific disaster. the author, Adam Mabry, starts off by highlighting two opposing reactions which are equally unhelpful: 'The first is the xenophobic, racial, and even religious hatred of [...]

By brettfish|2013-05-08T14:24:57+02:00May 8th, 2013|challenging thorts, change the world, God stuff, people, shtupidt people, thorts of other people, what i am reading, world news|0 Comments

Taboo Topics: Sex in Marriage – Meet Helene Scalliet

And now a glimpse into the story of Steve and Helene from Helene's side: I will start with the here and now – Steve and I have been married two and a half years and together six years. I feel very blessed and fulfilled by our physical intimacy, and am looking for many years of exploring what that will look like in the various seasons that await us. Knowing where the other comes from with [...]

By brettfish|2013-05-01T05:54:29+02:00May 1st, 2013|challenging thorts, love and chocolate, marriage, relationships, Taboo Topics, thorts of other people|0 Comments

Taboo Topics: Sex in Marriage – Meet Steve Graybill

Val and I met Steve during our time at the Simple Way and although we have spent a really short amount of live time together, he has quickly slotted into my folder of 'Favourite people.' Steve is someone who really strives to live out the Good News of Jesus practically and is an absolute inspiration. He jumped at the chance to share his story here and I hope that it will encourage and challenge many [...]

By brettfish|2013-04-29T18:25:35+02:00April 29th, 2013|challenging thorts, inspire-ations, love and chocolate, marriage, relationships, Taboo Topics, thorts of other people|0 Comments

Taboo Topics: Sex in Marriage [Intro]

Wow! So this one should get people clicking on it. It may seem like a bit of an unusual topic to list under 'Taboo Topics' which after all was a series designed with the aim of talking about some of the issues that are very prevalent in the world, but that the church [and often even the outside-of-the-church world] rarely speaks about, or into. But think about it for a second. Preaching about sex in [...]

By brettfish|2016-12-02T16:21:58+02:00April 29th, 2013|challenging thorts, God stuff, heroes or heroic moments, inspire-ations, love and chocolate, marriage, relationships, Taboo Topics, thorts of other people|5 Comments