Out of the Fishbowl: The Podcast begins... So on July 26, 2021, the very first episode of my podcast, titled Out of the Fishbowl [corresponding with a column i used to write for a magazine called Vision] was launched. Pineapple on Pizza was very well received [urgh, even writing that!] and it continues to be my most popular episode, currently on 771 listens, but very much looking forward to crossing that 1000 mark, maybe [...]
Changing the World one post at a time... Brett "Fish" Anderson, podcaster, recently-published poet [check out 'Not water, JUST ICE!' on Amazon or get a copy directly from the Fishman!], youth leader, Fathers Matter facilitator, Improv actor, and a whole lot more... With most of the best stuff i do being offered for FREE as much as possible, how does that work? From Tik Tok challenges to Facebook updates to blog posts and podcast [...]
hi everyone, i have not blogged for at least a year, but figured i do have a few things to say or share and so here we go and what better way than to drop my word for the year, although even as i type this sentence i don't have one yet, so this is going to be quite Improv'd. i just saw that my most recent post was my word for the year [...]
i was privileged enough to get to visit Lavender Hill High School three times last week. Now i imagine that sentence will make some people curious. Heading into Lavender Hill is not something that most people might connect to the idea of privilege. But i will wager that those people have never pulled up at the gates and been welcomed to: The Best School in the Western Cape. Is it the best school in [...]
Some thoughts about being different: It is okay to be different. After all, we all are. i have spent a lot of time over the last few weeks doing a lot of self-reflection. The in-your-face realities of a deadly worldwide pandemic, my dad about to turn 80 [this Saturday], hearing of a new colleague on a board i just joined losing his life in a car accident, are all things which can make you [...]
Are you a good listener or a committed speaker? Take a few moments to think back to the last three proper meaty conversations you had with friends or family. If someone had been holding down a timer every time you spoke and releasing it every time you listened, which would be the bigger number? Take a moment to imagine if the people you have last spoken to were asked that same question. How might [...]
We have slowly moved from the pain of Good Friday, through the eerie silence of Easter Saturday to find ourselves present on Easter Sunday. My invitation to you on this day is to lean into the real and authentic, however that may look and feel for you. This is what it looks like for me: An Easter reflection: Easter reflection: "Jesus is risen - Hallelujah!" is the cry ringing out from the church around [...]
Who are the Invisible People in and around your life? This has been something that has been on my mind a lot since last week Friday and i want to share the thought through the medium of two simple stories that took place on the same day. In the morning i had a story-telling session with Heartlines at a primary school in Mitchell's Plain. As far as i knew, i was walking in to facilitate [...]
Have you taken a moment away from church, christianity, and religion to simply focus for a moment on Jesus? Pandemic time, and i would probably add American election time, has been a hard one for christians. How do you continue to follow God when the world is on fire? When church leaders around the world are being exposed for secret, often devastating sins? When churches fight tooth and nail to keep Sunday meetings happening [...]
Have you considered making anti-racist disciples? This is something we don't hear too much about. When we hear the term 'disciples' we might think religious context and christianity in particular. The last recorded command we have from Jesus was: 'Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them... and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.' But there is definitely something in there worth paying attention to, even if you are [...]
