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on the off chance the world carries on…

we read this piece in morning prayer this morning and i think it puts in great words the understanding of the Christian faith not as something to work as fire insurance for us when we die, but somethi… more →

the simple weigh

on the off chance the world carries on... — 1 comment

brettfish wrote 5 months ago: we read this piece in morning prayer this morning and i think it puts in great words the understandi … more →

Tags: church, change the world, Weighing up a thing vs another thing, The Simple Way, Prayer 2, Morning Prayer, common prayer, life to the full, N. T. Wright

stir — 1 comment

brettfish wrote 5 months ago: when i read cool things in morning prayer i like to share them and this was a prayer we read today: … more →

Tags: God, change the world, Weighing up a thing vs another thing, The Simple Way, Prayer 2, The Simple Way, Morning Prayer, common prayer, strive after healing

fear

brettfish wrote 6 months ago: simple but powerful prayer from this morning’s prayer time: ‘Lord if we are to be afraid … more →

Tags: change the world, Weighing up a thing vs another thing, The Simple Way, Prayer 2, The Simple Way, Prayer, common prayer, Liturgy, Fear

Jesus has lots of fans, but very few followers. — 1 comment

brettfish wrote 6 months ago: i am busy reading a book called ‘Alone with a Jihadist’ by Aaron D. Taylor which i will … more →

Tags: change the world, Weighing up a thing vs another thing, Books 2, Christian, Life, Bruce Collins, American Church, Alone with a Jihadist, Aaron D. Taylor

mary and martyr — 1 comment

brettfish wrote 7 months ago: read this in morning prayer today and i think it is spot on [easy to know, difficult to always live … more →

Tags: God, change the world, Weighing up a thing vs another thing, The Simple Way, Prayer 2, The Simple Way, common prayer, Miracle, ordinary radicals

one.

brettfish wrote 7 months ago: ‘Teresa of Avila said, “Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one dea … more →

Tags: God, Weighing up a thing vs another thing, The Simple Way, Prayer 2, Meaning of Life, Teresa of Avila, purify, One Thing, Distraction

walking faithwards — 1 comment

brettfish wrote 7 months ago: a simple prayer from this morning’s prayer devotion which is a powerful reminder ‘Lord, … more →

Tags: church, Prayer 2, activities, common prayer, Liturgy, kingdom, ordinary radicals, Faithful

how it should be — 2 comments

brettfish wrote 7 months ago: a short line from morning prayer reading that i totally resonate with, even if i have not encountere … more →

Tags: church, change the world, Prayer 2, church, Morning Prayer, common prayer, ordinary radicals, Good News!, Body

a letter to churches [c/o my good friend, Bruce Collins]

brettfish wrote 7 months ago: i have a good friend, Bruce Collins, who recently guest blogged for me for my Strength Weakness seri … more →

Tags: church, change the world, Weighing up a thing vs another thing, church, Bruce Collins, bruce's brews

audacity of body

brettfish wrote 8 months ago: ‘Teresa of Avila, a sixteenth-century Spanish mystic, wrote, “Christ has no body now on … more →

Tags: change the world, Weighing up a thing vs another thing, Prayer 2, Prayer, common prayer, Christ, hands, compassion, Teresa of Avila

escape from prison

brettfish wrote 8 months ago: excerpt from this morning’s Common Prayer: a liturgy for ordinary radicals… ‘Clare … more →

Tags: church, change the world, Weighing up a thing vs another thing, The Least of These, Prayer 2, The Simple Way, Prayer, common prayer, Prison

The Topics formerly known as 'Taboo'

brettfish wrote 8 months ago: i think most of the people who have discovered my ‘simple weigh’ blog are aware of my Ir … more →

Tags: activism, change the world, Weighing up a thing vs another thing, People, activities, brett fish anderson, Life, HOPE, taboo topics

the guide to complete perfection [by Mechthild]

brettfish wrote 8 months ago: this morning during prayer time we read this quote: ‘Mechthild of Magdeburg, a thirteenth-cent … more →

Tags: change the world, Weighing up a thing vs another thing, Prayer 2, activities, common prayer, Liturgy, ordinary radicals, Mechthild of Magdeburg, perfection

self-condemned christianity

brettfish wrote 8 months ago: from this morning’s devotions, this really stood out: ‘English priest C.F. Andrews, who … more →

Tags: God, church, change the world, Weighing up a thing vs another thing, The Simple Way, Prayer 2, activities, poor, common prayer

Conversations 1: part Collaborative Giving vs Collaborative Consumption — 2 comments

brettfish wrote 8 months ago: another point that came out of Darin the bossman’s share at our recent Simple Way Conversation … more →

Tags: church, change the world, Weighing up a thing vs another thing, The Simple Way, People, community, intentional community, The Simple Way, Community

Conversations 1: part the benefits of guilt vs conviction — 1 comment

brettfish wrote 8 months ago: so a quote my friend and bossman Darin threw into the mix during his share in our Simple Way Convers … more →

Tags: change the world, Weighing up a thing vs another thing, activities

Conversations 1: part no technology time — 1 comment

brettfish wrote 8 months ago: yesterday at the Simple Way we had our very first session of Conversations at the Simple Way which t … more →

Tags: activism, change the world, Weighing up a thing vs another thing, The Simple Way, community, activities, intentional community, The Simple Way, facebook

are we putting a spoke in the wheel?

brettfish wrote 9 months ago: from this morning’s Common Prayer: A quote from Dietrich Bonhoeffer: “The church’s task is not … more →

Tags: activism, church, change the world, Weighing up a thing vs another thing, common prayer, Change the World, Dietrich Bonhoeffer

humble love

brettfish wrote 9 months ago: this quote from today’s morning prayer really stood out for me… ‘Listen to these w … more →

Tags: change the world, Weighing up a thing vs another thing, War or Peace, Morning Prayer, common prayer, ordinary radicals, Dostoyevsky, Starets Zosima, The Brothers Karamazov


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