Rachel Held Evans : Brett Fish

the breast of intentions: a response to the #ChristianCleavage tag

In the last day of so, i have seen the phrase and hashtag, "Christian Cleavage" showing up all over the internet and so, being a curious guy, went to take a look at what my extended family is up to this time. Turns out it all started [was re-ignited?] when an apparently prominent Christian blogger, Jarrid Wilson, wrote a blog post titled, 'The Problem with Christian Cleavage' that apparently caused so much controversy and mayhem [...]

By brettfish|2015-01-28T23:58:05+02:00January 28th, 2015|challenging thorts, things to wrestle with, thorts of other people, Uncategorized, what i am reading|61 Comments

God called. He’d like His job back.

this has been quite an eventful week. WORLD VISION AND SAME SEX MARRIAGE World Vision made a dramatic did-they-really-not-expect-the-reaction-it-got decision involving allowing employees to be in same-sex marriages. the Evangelical response was strong with notable Christian speakers such as John Piper and Franklin Graham speaking out against the decision and many Christians apparently withdrawing support for World Vision and specifically for the children they support via World Vision. a day or two later World Vision does a [...]

By brettfish|2014-03-29T08:49:20+02:00March 29th, 2014|bible things, change the world, church, God stuff, love and chocolate, shtupidt people, Uncategorized|2 Comments

becoming unsettled

so today we fly back to americaland and i leave a changed man. but maybe not in the way you would expect... i don't feel like i have grown so much as i have regressed, but in a good way though. as in 'returned to former state' - or returning at least. in some Christian senses i guess we have been living the dream - 19 months at the Simple Way [you know, the mecca [...]

By brettfish|2014-02-08T00:48:06+02:00February 8th, 2014|challenges, change the world, God stuff, inspire-ations, Uncategorized, worship|0 Comments