Blog : Brett Fish

Positive celebrating life story post 2: Air-lifted bottled water [and why stop at one? here's a whole site!]

in the light of the Oscar Pistorius case and other heavy negative stories that are filling up the newswaves, it is good to be reminded of some of the good stories that are taking place out there: 'At the end of January, eight days of rain left the people of Limpopo reeling. The district of Vhembe was one of the worst hit areas. Homes were damaged, water pipes broken and uprooted, and at least eight [...]

By brettfish|2013-02-22T01:58:46+02:00February 22nd, 2013|inspire-ations, local news, what i am reading|2 Comments

Positive celebrating life story post 1: left-handed pianist Nicholas McCarthy

in the midst of all the recent focus on murder and rape and negativity that has been jamming up the media and our minds and social networks, i figured it was time to seek out some inspirational life-giving stories of positivity and hope - what a gem to begin with: Just 23 years old, Nicholas McCarthy also appeared at the 2012 Paralympics 'although McCarthy’s moment of fame came as a musical performer when he played [...]

By brettfish|2013-02-21T05:07:27+02:00February 21st, 2013|inspire-ations|1 Comment

Mark, my words: a prophet in his own town [a look at potential]

this passage is a semi well-known one where Jesus speaks about a prophet in their own town not being welcomed or recognised - i decided to take a look at the aspect of potential which i saw hidden in here... Join me as i look at Mark chapter 6 verse 1 to 5 [to continue to the next passage where Jesus sends the disciples out to try the stuff, click here]

By brettfish|2013-02-20T18:45:50+02:00February 20th, 2013|activities, bible things, change the world, God stuff, what i am reading|2 Comments

somebody, please MAKE IT STOP!!!

let me be honest, i am tired of all the Oscar Pistorius 'stuff' - i am tired of it and i wish it would go away. i am also deeply disturbed by it. i don't know that i completely understand why, altho i know it has something to do with the fact that it feels like almost everyone has an opinion, many people have made judgements, many others are just sending links and updates and [...]

By brettfish|2013-02-20T09:35:11+02:00February 20th, 2013|and other animals., challenging thorts, change the world, local news, shtupidt people, thorts of other people|5 Comments

Mark, my words: A dead girl and a bleeding woman.

the journey through the book of Mark continues and this next passage is a little longer but contains two powerful stories and i am just going to pull one or two points out of them. they illustrate one of the most powerful lessons tbV and i learnt from our time with the Simple Way - namely that of making space for the interruption. join me as i look at Mark chapter 5 vs 21 to [...]

By brettfish|2013-02-18T17:03:01+02:00February 18th, 2013|activities, bible things, change the world, God stuff, what i am reading|3 Comments

Daily Prompt: Far From Normal

Latest challenge on Wordpress: Many of us think of our lives as boringly normal, while others live the high life. Take a step back, and take a look at your life as an outsider might. Now, tell us at least six unique, exciting, or just plain odd things about yourself. # i like to drink Top Deck chocolate from the bag - second best option is breaking chunks into smaller pieces and microwaving, but a [...]

By brettfish|2013-02-18T08:40:24+02:00February 18th, 2013|and other animals., challenges, humour'ish, silly things|0 Comments

how to make this man cry at an airport.

i don't cry a lot. not because i don't want to, i just don't. i have spent many prayers through the years asking God to make me cry more and for the most part He doesn't. there was a moment on a bench outside of a Simple Way retreat last year where the tears came and my wife was around to witness it and it was short and very much linked to God and worship [...]

By brettfish|2013-02-18T07:26:22+02:00February 18th, 2013|activities, adventures, and other animals., love and chocolate, marriage, the beautiful Val (tbV)|10 Comments

psalmthing to chew on: psalm 50

Wow! This is a hectic psalm so grab your Bible or google the passage and read the whole thing. This is God claiming His position in the Universe ['The Mighty One, God, the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets' verse 1] and as the Lord of peoples lives ['“Listen, my people, and I will speak; I will testify against you, Israel: I am God, your [...]

By brettfish|2013-02-17T02:19:52+02:00February 17th, 2013|activities, bible things, God stuff, psalms, what i am reading|1 Comment

introducing the powerful writer i share my life with.

my wife, the beautiful Val [tbV], is an incredible writer who does not blog often enough - i tell he this often and she agrees and one hope i have of this coming 18 months where our work week looks like it should be a lot closer to 30 hours rather than 80 might just give her the opportunity to do so... if you have never read her stuff before than you should and especially [...]

By brettfish|2013-02-16T05:27:02+02:00February 16th, 2013|challenging thorts, change the world, inspire-ations, the beautiful Val (tbV), thorts of other people, what i am reading|0 Comments

the greatest cricket match of all time

i took a moment at lunchtime yesterday to step out of my body and just really take in what was happening in front of my eyes: a guy busy in mid phone conversation running in to bowl to a batsman trying to play shots with just his left hand on the bat [as he had broken his right hand recently in a sister-encouraged skateboarding incident gone horribly wrong] while South African Sevens rugby player Paul [...]