what i am reading : Brett Fish

40ish Days of Lent: Day 23-24ish

When you're weary... DAYS 23-24ish As we head into the weekend again i have combined today and tomorrow into one post. Please use accordingly. They say ‘Familiarity breeds contempt’ although i would say sometimes that ‘Familiarity breeds familiarity’ which means that sometimes things that are completely profound, can lose some of their depth and meaning [for us] simply because we see them so many times that we get used to them and possibly skim over them and [...]

By brettfish|2014-03-29T15:00:19+02:00March 29th, 2014|activities, bible things, God stuff, inspire-ations, psalms, Uncategorized, what i am reading|1 Comment

40ish Days of Lent: Day 22ish

DAY 22ish As Easter approaches, i think it will be great for some of our reflections to be reminded of some key stories from the life of Jesus. i imagine that for most of us these stories are well-known and sometimes we get so familiar with them that we may miss something new God has to say or something old He wants to remind us of. Task: As you read this story from the life [...]

By brettfish|2014-03-28T08:22:09+02:00March 28th, 2014|activities, bible things, God stuff, inspire-ations, Uncategorized, what i am reading|1 Comment

Getting Naked Later – a book review of my friend Kate Hurley’s book

A little eight-year-old girl was asked what she thought love was. She cocked her head and thought for a little bit. Then she replied, "When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over to paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis. That's what love is." [pg 159, Getting Naked Later] And with that excerpt, i begin the book review of this most [...]

By brettfish|2014-03-24T22:17:20+02:00March 24th, 2014|inspire-ations, love and chocolate, relationships, thorts of other people, Uncategorized, what i am reading|0 Comments

Mark, my words: Be ready, be very ready

Jesus cranks things up a notch by talking about end times and the importance of being watchful in this passage from Mark 13.14-37. [For the next vlog in the Mark series on Jesus and perfume and creating space for the interruption, click here]

By brettfish|2014-03-20T06:31:07+02:00March 20th, 2014|activities, bible things, God stuff, Uncategorized, what i am reading|2 Comments

Mark, my words: chapter 13-16

Finishing off my video blogs of the Gospel of Mark as i work through the last four chapters with thoughts and insights from each passage as I go: All men will hate me? Mark 13.1-13 Be ready, be very ready Mark 13.14-37 Jesus, perfume and space for the interruption Mark 14.1-11 Having your enemies round for some pizza Mark 14.12-26 why DID Jesus keep them around? Mark 14.27-42 Jesus heads to the garden and gets arrested [...]

By brettfish|2014-03-12T16:15:23+02:00March 12th, 2014|activities, bible things, inspire-ations, Uncategorized, what i am reading|1 Comment

Mark, my words: Wait, all men will hate me?

How do you put a positive spin on the words, "All men will hate you because of Me"? Especially when they come from the mouth of Jesus [which makes them a little bit harder to ignore or explain away]. Perhaps that is why Mark 13.1-13 is not a particularly popular passage for those who don't specifically preach continuously through the Bible? The rest of it is End of the World stuff which generally is good [...]

By brettfish|2014-03-12T16:08:35+02:00March 12th, 2014|activities, bible things, God stuff, Uncategorized, what i am reading|1 Comment

National Grammar Day: Beware the Grandma Police

Just heard that today is National Grammar Day. Only problem is they were not too specific on which nation so I'm claiming it. One of my pettest peeves has to be when people use the word "loose" when they are intending to mean the word "lose" - that always makes me just want to loose it. [where "it" is a fire-breathing dragon that will rain down burning molten lava upon the unsuspecting person who butchered [...]

By brettfish|2014-03-12T11:00:28+02:00March 12th, 2014|shtupidt people, silly things, Uncategorized, what i am reading|14 Comments

That what he [Terry Pratchett] said.

if you don't know who Terry Pratchett is, then you should probably administer yourself a slap to the head. come on... do it... there, you go. much better Terry Pratchett is a man who i have never met [altho he did email me once] who has kept me thoroughly entertained for, oh since about 1983 when his first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published and 40 novels later [as well as others not [...]

By brettfish|2014-03-11T20:44:31+02:00March 11th, 2014|and other animals., humour'ish, inspire-ations, thorts of other people, Uncategorized, what i am reading|15 Comments

my favorite verse: part Isaiah 40.27-31

Verse 31 of Isaiah 40 is a well-known muchly quoted one: Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not be faint. Which is great and has become a huge source of strength and encouragement... BUT if you skip the lead up into that verse you miss out on so much more: Isaiah 40.27-31 [...]

By brettfish|2014-02-19T09:55:18+02:00February 19th, 2014|bible things, God stuff, inspire-ations, Uncategorized, what i am reading|7 Comments

Pearls before Glass

you probably have to be a regular reader of Pearls [before Swine] and an appreciator of the croc and 'Zeeba' dynamic to appreciate this one... but if you are then you will dig it - snuck into my inbox while i was in South Africa... [For a Pearls before Swine cartoon depicting the great intellect - not-so-much - of Pig, click here] [For a Pearls before Swine strip one listening well, click here]

By brettfish|2014-02-12T14:29:15+02:00February 12th, 2014|activities, humour'ish, silly things, Uncategorized, what i am reading|2 Comments