christian : Brett Fish

i'd rather you were an atheist than a 'christian'

so, once we get past the mindless comments of people responding to the blog title and not actually reading it, what am i on about? if you haven't read my other blog about the christians choosing to become atheist (http://brettfish.wordpress.com/2010/09/13/a-theist-walks-into-an-atheist-bigbang-its-a-steel-atheist) i would suggest you begin there, cos this is a (s)equal of sorts... so in the context of finding out that one of my church peoples had turned atheist over the varsity holidays, i have [...]

By brettfish|2010-09-13T22:42:33+02:00September 13th, 2010|and other animals., God stuff, life|4 Comments

coffees with john of ellis

so as part of a pretty incredible weekend up in the kwazulu of natal i managed to get some coffee time with john ellis (formerly of tree63 and 'john ellis has hung up his cross and become a giant piece of plasticine' fame) to hear his version of where he is at and whether he still loves Jesus (he does, whoops i hope that wasn't one of the 'between you and me' moments we shared, [...]

By brettfish|2010-08-08T07:14:03+02:00August 8th, 2010|and other animals., friends and enemas|1 Comment

the point: reasons to not hate Christ-ianity

so i recently wrote a 5 part ‘reasons to hate Christianity’ blog series which was (for those who read it) intended to be a tongue-in-cheek statement on some of the basic things Christianity is actually meant to be about – things like love and forgiveness and looking after people in need which are all things that actually no-one in their right mind would hate... but yet people hate christianity and have issues with the church... [...]

By brettfish|2010-07-21T11:33:20+02:00July 21st, 2010|change the world, church, God stuff, shtupidt people|2 Comments

life is like a box of chocolate…um…crayons…?

i really liked what my buddy kleinfrans (yes, he's a giant with a name like that) commented on my recent 'reasons to hate christianity' blog series so i thort i would share it... its quite sad the way christianity is being perceived as a box of crayons. you look at the packaging (baptist/catholic/…) and you know exactly what colour crayons you are going to find inside. or at least that is what those that see [...]

By brettfish|2010-07-17T05:33:54+02:00July 17th, 2010|change the world, church, thorts of other people|0 Comments

reasons to hate Christianity – part for

let’s face it – Christians are not among the most loved and respected people when it comes to those outside of the church and i have often wondered why this is and so i started thinking about some of the core basics of this religion and suddenly it makes a lot of sense. when you look at what Christians intrinsically fundamentally believe (i’m not talking how some of them act or those who claim to [...]

By brettfish|2010-07-14T04:50:51+02:00July 14th, 2010|church, God stuff, shtupidt people|21 Comments

reasons to hate Christianity – part III

let’s face it – Christians are not among the most loved and respected people when it comes to those outside of the church and i have often wondered why this is and so i started thinking about some of the core basics of this religion and suddenly it makes a lot of sense. when you look at what Christians intrinsically fundamentally believe (i’m not talking how some of them act or those who claim to [...]

By brettfish|2010-07-11T06:31:41+02:00July 11th, 2010|church, God stuff, shtupidt people|2 Comments

1221 – if good be a verb

do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good i really struggle to ‘get’ how people have such issues with Jesus-following when the basics of what it is all about is gems like that – love God, love people, look after orphans and widows, forgive those who wrong you, look after the land you’ve been given, share this love message... i do sadly understand how people can have issues with christians and a [...]

By brettfish|2010-06-29T07:06:41+02:00June 29th, 2010|change the world, God stuff, people, relationships|2 Comments

liveology (may contain traces of theology)

busy reading ‘Exiles: Living Missionally in a Post-Christian Culture’ by Michael Frost and have little bits of paper and elastoplasts stuck within the pages where i really thort it was profound or spot on (if it was my book it would be folded pages but it’s not – it belongs to the theological library of stellenbosch which has absolutely no relevance so shut up already) and this was one of those pages: From the chapter [...]

By brettfish|2010-06-26T09:50:22+02:00June 26th, 2010|change the world, church, God stuff, shtupidt people|1 Comment

a radical minimum standard [part the seconde]

Excerpt from Erwin McManus ‘an unstoppable force’ (available from Loot - http://www.loot.co.za/refer.html?referrer=85894849355 – for R170) [continued] HOW MANY TIMES DOES HE HAVE TO CALL? Why are there so many levels of Christian calling in our contemporary Christian community? Where are they found in the Biblical text? I have a strange suspicion that the nuances of these “callings” have less to do with theology and more to do with the condition of the church. Paul seemed [...]

By brettfish|2010-03-17T12:54:16+02:00March 17th, 2010|church, God stuff, life|0 Comments

a radical minimum standard [part the firste]

Excerpt from Erwin McManus ‘an unstoppable force’ (available from Loot - http://www.loot.co.za/refer.html?referrer=85894849355 – for R170) Wow this last chapter of the EM book i’ve been reading resonated so hugely with my spirit i had to share (go and buy the book!): A RADICAL MINIMUM STANDARD On August 20, 1978, I walked to the altar at the first Baptist Church in Orlando, Florida and gave my life to Jesus Christ as my Lord. I remember standing [...]

By brettfish|2010-03-17T05:39:48+02:00March 17th, 2010|church, God stuff|0 Comments