inspire-ations : Brett Fish

How a Plate of Spaghetti and an Argentina football player hold the Hope for South Africa.

i do not have adequate words to describe last nite. i am scared that the ones i use will do it injustice as there is no adequate way to capture what went down at our home as some friends from Sybrand Park, Khayelitsha, Kayamandi, Wynberg, Nyanga, Manenberg and Southfield came together for a meal and some intense conversation. Spaghetti is a contradiction food all in itself. It is NOT good first date food. It is [...]

By brettfish|2015-05-09T10:38:12+02:00May 9th, 2015|activities, change the world, Food and foodlike things, friends and enemas, inspire-ations, pain and Hope, people, things to wrestle with|17 Comments

Jesus Feminist: Part Unwelcome Questions

So i recently finished reading the book Jesus Feminist by one of my favourite writery people, Sarah Bessey and thought i should share some of the highlight/challenging/interesting moments for me: In chapter three, titled 'Tangled-Up Roots', Sarah starts the chapter with this great George Carlin quote: Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist And then, speaking from a time when she was employed full-time and realising that women's ministry was largely aimed [...]

By brettfish|2015-05-04T09:21:31+02:00May 4th, 2015|inspire-ations, pain and Hope, thorts of other people, what i am reading|0 Comments

i see black people…

This morning i went to hang out and church with the friendly people at Common Ground Wynberg. i have visited them a bunch of times since coming back from americaland because they have a vibe i really enjoy: very diverse congregation, black pastor [who i really like], some people i know and a whole bunch i don't, and usually just an exciting lifeness happening with children movement and French translations and people who move as they sing, [...]

By brettfish|2015-05-03T16:29:25+02:00May 3rd, 2015|activities, change the world, inspire-ations|0 Comments

Jesus Feminist: Part Intro

Sarah Bessey is one of my favourite people on the Twitterer. She is a Canadian who loves Jesus and pretty much any time i have read one of her blog pieces i resonate deeply with it and really feel that she writes both truthfully but also lovingly [often a tough mix to get just right] and so she is one of the few go-to blog people i have. Others being Nate Pyle in a similar way [truth [...]

By brettfish|2015-05-02T09:28:35+02:00May 2nd, 2015|activities, church, God stuff, heroes or heroic moments, inspire-ations, what i am reading|0 Comments

Sometimes love…

Every now and then i will post a status on Facebook or the Twitterer that starts with the words 'Sometimes love looks like...' Which will then go on to mention something [large or small] that my wife, tbV [the beautiful Val, yes folks the 'b' does not stand for 'lovely'!] has done for me as a way of celebrating her more publicly. The latest one looked a little something like this: Sometimes love is walking [...]

By brettfish|2015-04-26T09:33:14+02:00April 26th, 2015|activities, change the world, friends and enemas, humour'ish, inspire-ations, love and chocolate|0 Comments

What about Bob? a response by Alexa

This is a response to yesterday's shared anonymous letter, What About Bob? and so if you have not read that yet, start there and then come back here and continue. Alexa is a good friend of mine who has been involved in many of the conversations we have had on race, reconciliation, restitution and other terms that may not begin with R but this is stuff she is passionate about and doing her best to live [...]

By brettfish|2015-04-22T07:58:30+02:00April 22nd, 2015|challenging thorts, change the world, inspire-ations, pain and Hope, things to wrestle with|0 Comments

How about more zen, less phobia?

i get it, South Africa is in a bit of a mess right now, and that statement is a bit of an understatement. And yes, xenophobia might not be the correct word, but it's the one most people understand and so it does seem to work for now so please don't let us get distracted by that. With this whole Xenophobia vibe, there are two truths: [1] One truth is violence, fear, destruction, hate [2] Another [...]

By brettfish|2015-04-20T07:32:28+02:00April 20th, 2015|activities, challenging thorts, change the world, inspire-ations, pain and Hope|4 Comments

Book Launch Round 4: Durban

This was the 4th book launch i have done for 'i, church' and the first one in Durban. And what another incredible evening it was. Firstly, we decided to do a small change with this one and focus on the Q & A aspect of the evening which was a highlight for me from each of the previous launches. And as a bonus, i got the chance to preach at 3 Westville Baptist church services [...]

By brettfish|2015-04-15T03:56:01+02:00April 15th, 2015|activities, church, friends and enemas, God stuff, inspire-ations|1 Comment

How to overcome our biases by walking boldly towards them [Verna Myers]

i know not everyone has the time or internet capacity to watch video clips online, but if you do then i encourage you to watch this one. It speaks directly into the Americaland conversation at the moment in terms of violence from police offers on black young men but also just a greater focus on the bias of society, and particularly white society when it comes to black young men. i believe it has a [...]

By brettfish|2015-04-13T09:00:00+02:00April 13th, 2015|challenging thorts, change the world, inspire-ations, local news, pain and Hope, things to wrestle with, thorts of other people, world news|0 Comments

A Good Day To Die

When Jesus walked the earth, He called many people to follow Him. And the crowds showed up. He spoke Truth and Life. He reached out to those at the margins, which in His day included women and children, Samaritans [the foreigner], the diseased and more... He performed miracles... He saved lives people were wanting to kill and He even raised some people from the dead. And the crowds cheered and pushed to get closer to [...]

By brettfish|2015-04-02T23:02:39+02:00April 2nd, 2015|bible things, God stuff, inspire-ations, life, pain and Hope, things to wrestle with|9 Comments