thorts of other people : Brett Fish

my Strength Weakness: part thirst for knowledge [meet Steve Graybill]

Martin Luther King Jr. penned the following words from the Birmingham jail, “I must confess that I am not afraid of the word ‘tension.’ I have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth.” I recently turned 42 and have been following my savior and mentor, Jesus, for more than half of my life. This relationship started out with things pretty black and white. However, [...]

By brettfish|2012-10-05T05:35:21+02:00October 5th, 2012|inspire-ations, life, thorts of other people|3 Comments

Taboo Topics: Bulimia – meet Roxanne Rhoda

this is a brave story from a friend of mine, Roxanne, who i met on a Christian camp many years ago and her story which she agreed to let me share as part of this series in the hope that it will really connect with others who are struggling with the same or similar things: I am bulimic. I don’t say I “was” in the past tense because the reality is that this is an [...]

By brettfish|2012-10-04T07:27:30+02:00October 4th, 2012|challenging thorts, Taboo Topics, thorts of other people|2 Comments

instagrablogm

i don't have an iPhone slash any phone right now and so don't have the ability to Instagram [which is something i'm not too sad about cos much like predictive text and apparently mac computers until you get them you think they are silly] but there were a couple of snapshots from the last day at CCDA conference that i would like to share, each of which could probably be worked into their own blog [...]

By brettfish|2012-09-29T07:20:18+02:00September 29th, 2012|activities, challenging thorts, change the world, God stuff, heroes or heroic moments, inspire-ations, thorts of other people|0 Comments

the ability to stay aka stability

on the way to the CCDA conference in Minneapolis that a bunch of us from the Simple Way are currently attending, three of us stopped over at a Nurturing Communities event hosted by David Janzen who has just released a book on community and met up with a bunch of people from different intentional communities all over the country and spent a really great day connecting and dialoging and having an opportunity to connect with [...]

By brettfish|2012-09-28T07:45:52+02:00September 28th, 2012|activities, challenging thorts, change the world, church, God stuff, life, thorts of other people|3 Comments

what stories are you telling?

a number of the simple way staff and residents are currently at the Christian Community Development Association [CCDA] conference in Minnesota which started last nite and is set to be an incredible time and i'm sure i will share a little bit about that here. last nite, Richard Twiss, a native american leader [who also spoke some challenging things last year which i think in part led to this year's theme being 'Reconcile'] started off [...]

By brettfish|2012-09-27T08:03:50+02:00September 27th, 2012|activities, challenging thorts, God stuff, local news, thorts of other people|1 Comment

My Strength Weakness: part woo… huh? wait? what? [Rob Murray]

There is a prompting in all our hearts to live a life of adventure this side of eternity. A most satisfying opportunity exists for those who can direct their personal call, gifts and strengths to reflect and respond to the glory of our Creator. A consequence of the Fall is that most people are not aware of what their true giftedness is and have only a vague awareness of what their real contribution can be [...]

By brettfish|2012-09-25T03:01:54+02:00September 25th, 2012|and other animals., inspire-ations, thorts of other people|3 Comments

My Strength Weakness: part inclusivity [Sharné Finn Osborne]

Inclusivity. This is one of my biggest strengths although, lately, I've seen it as a weakness. I'm the worship pastor at my church. I love Jesus, I LOVE worshiping Him with music and I love leading people in corporate singing worship. I feel like this is one of the things I'm called to do. In the Vineyard movement we have a saying "everyone gets to play." John Wimber coined this phrase. I love the heart [...]

By brettfish|2012-09-23T04:07:50+02:00September 23rd, 2012|inspire-ations, thorts of other people|1 Comment

My Strength Weakness: part hardcore [Shae Leigh Bloem]

I am hardcore. I nearly broke my hip skateboarding. I eat burgers with my hands and not a knife and fork. Spiders don’t freak me out. I can jump-start a car. I love hardcore music too – the likes of Underoath, Blessthefall, The Devil Wears Prada, and Pierce the Veil, I could eat for breakfast. I drink beer. My electric guitar is black. I don’t lose my cool (if I do I chuck on my [...]

By brettfish|2012-09-21T06:16:56+02:00September 21st, 2012|inspire-ations, life, people, thorts of other people|3 Comments

My Strength Weakness: part people [Bruce Collins]

People. I love people. That is how I am wired. I want to be with people. I want to love people. I desire to be deeply immersed in living life with others in way that hands get dirty and hearts get broken. I don’t always get it right but do feel that God has enabled me to do these things: to love unconditionally, to embrace without judgement, to listen, to discern ways out or ways [...]

By brettfish|2012-09-20T05:48:33+02:00September 20th, 2012|inspire-ations, people, thorts of other people|8 Comments

the relationship series: links from dating through to marriage and beyond…

i have posted some different series recently on the topic of relationships, ranging from dating to marriage, which have been very popular and so i thort i would stick all the links on one page to make them all more easily accessible, so choose what is for you and feel free to share and pass around: 'i kissed dating' series looking at different aspects of dating but also where are all the good christian men/women? [...]

By brettfish|2012-09-19T22:19:09+02:00September 19th, 2012|love and chocolate, marriage, people, relationships, the beautiful Val (tbV), thorts of other people|0 Comments