Bible. Music. Tech. Golf. Tuesday Notes — written Mondays, sent Tuesdays.https://fellipebrito.com/en-ushttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/we-never-lose/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/we-never-lose/I am waiting to watch the final round of the Masters with my wife when my phone rings. One ticket. Do you want it? There are rules. No cell phone inside. No one comes with me. I go alone or I don't…Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTGolfFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/ai-where-i-m-drawing-the-line/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/ai-where-i-m-drawing-the-line/What I'm sitting with lately: the Super Bowl ads made it pretty clear. AI can do the work now. So... what do we do with that? There was this one ad that kept saying - use this tool, take a day off…Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTTechFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/i-am-recovering-the-divine-voice/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/i-am-recovering-the-divine-voice/Intro When Moses stood before the burning bush and asked for God's name, he heard a strange, profound answer: "I AM who I AM" (Exodus 3:14). In Hebrew, it was ehyeh asher ehyeh, and in the Greek…Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/a-conversation-with-my-anxiety/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/a-conversation-with-my-anxiety/Letter from Anxiety: Dear Fellipe, I've been with you since you were small, watching your father and his brothers head out to sea each morning. I learned alongside you that calm oceans are liars …Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/breaking-90-and-the-illusion-of-arrival/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/breaking-90-and-the-illusion-of-arrival/I left home at 20 with nothing - no job, no money, no fallback plan. Just a checklist of dreams I hoped to turn into reality. And over the years, I did it. I checked off every single one. A job. A…Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTGolfFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/lessons-from-my-first-golf-tournament/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/lessons-from-my-first-golf-tournament/A Sunny Morning and a Singular Mantra I parked my bag beneath a lone tree—its shade a small mercy against the bright, dry California sun—and strode toward the first tee at Mountain Meadows, collar…Mon, 14 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTGolfFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/the-light-the-darkness-cannot-understand/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/the-light-the-darkness-cannot-understand/Gandalf, the Gospel of John, and Why Evil Fails The Greek word used here — katalambanō — is rich in meaning. It can be translated as to grasp, comprehend, or to seize, overpower. John, the master of…Wed, 28 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/a-message-from-the-courtyard-friday-reflections/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/a-message-from-the-courtyard-friday-reflections/Hey friends, I barely slept last night. Jesus was arrested at dawn and is heading for Pilate today. I can't stop seeing Him teaching by the sea just days ago—calming the wind, then raising Lazarus…Fri, 18 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/a-journey-through-the-gospel-of-john/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/a-journey-through-the-gospel-of-john/Intro The Gospel of John doesn't read like a rulebook or a biography. It reads like an encounter. Over and over, people meet Jesus and walk away changed—or challenged. And often, it starts with a…Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/just-keep-swimming/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/just-keep-swimming/One of the most famous stories of the Gospels is when Jesus calms the storm. "Late that day he said to them, "Let's go across to the other side." They took him in the boat as he was. A huge storm…Tue, 03 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/thanksgiving/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/thanksgiving/It is a great exercise to remember things that we are thankful. The prophet Jeremiah, in a time where things were not going well for Israel, said: I remember, and remembering, I keep a grip on hope…Thu, 28 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/never-enough/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/never-enough/Most of the times I don't know how to pray. How would a mere man like me choose the right words to address the Creator of the Universe? Despite my limitation to do so, the Christian #FAITH is that…Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTMusicFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/why-should-i-read-mark/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/why-should-i-read-mark/The long wait is ended! Jesus is here and he inaugurates The Kingdom of God. The first few pages of Mark show us this hero. He is the chosen one. Even the Creator of the Universe talks to him. He has…Wed, 02 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/a-beautiful-day/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/a-beautiful-day/In the quiet mornings, as the world slowly stirs to life, I often find myself wrapped in the serene belief that God cares for me. But as the day unfolds, this comforting thought clashes with the…Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMTMusicFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/the-case-for-christian-skepticism/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/the-case-for-christian-skepticism/A skeptical from the get-go Thomas was one of Jesus's twelve disciples, and even if you have just a shallow knowledge of Christian literature, you probably know that Thomas was a skeptic who refused…Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/happy-4th-of-july/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/happy-4th-of-july/I really think it might be hard to understand what it means the 4th of July if you had never experienced the lack of freedom. I live surrounded by Americans, and they complain about America every…Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/i-am-not-from-wakanda/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/i-am-not-from-wakanda/First a Disclaimer: I love superhero movies. I like both Batman and Black Panther. And I celebrate the fact that Wonder Woman and Black Panther are blockbusters. Now, to my main point. I've seen…Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/our-father/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/our-father/Most of the time I think of God as my Father, but Jesus taught me to ALWAYS start my prayer remembering that he is OUR Father. I've been developing the practice of praying the Lord's Prayer often…Fri, 19 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/racism-in-brazil/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/racism-in-brazil/DATA Starting from absolute numbers: - The poorest region of the country is the Northeast - The Blackest region of the country is the Northeast - The poorest State in the Country is in the Northeast…Fri, 19 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/all-praise-to-the-genocidal-god/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/all-praise-to-the-genocidal-god/A young Canaanite couple is enjoying their after-lunch rest with their newborn son. The year is 1100 BC. Like everyone else in their small village, this couple has also heard rumors that a warrior…Thu, 09 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/i-am-not-right-wing/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/i-am-not-right-wing/The Christian who hates the left but loves the right, or who hates the right but loves the left, is serving a kingdom other than Christ's. The Kingdom of Heaven comes before the right and before the…Fri, 06 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/easter-on-april-1st-resurrection-or-april-fools/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/easter-on-april-1st-resurrection-or-april-fools/Most current philosophers start from the principle that miracles simply don't happen, and that makes the claim of the resurrection impossible. However, by doubting the resurrection you end up with a…Fri, 30 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/un-believable/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/un-believable/Most current philosophers start from the principle that miracles simply don't happen, and that makes the claim of the resurrection impossible. However, by doubting the resurrection you end up with a…Mon, 05 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/in-defense-of-saint-thomas/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/in-defense-of-saint-thomas/A Skeptic from the Beginning Thomas was one of Jesus' twelve disciples, and even if your knowledge of Christian literature is small, you've probably heard the saying: "So-and-so is like Saint Thomas…Sun, 04 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/the-first-witnesses/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/the-first-witnesses/"…the body was wrapped in linen and laid in the tomb. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary sat down in a place from where they could see it… Two days later, in the early hours of Sunday, the women went…Sat, 03 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/reading-the-bible-right/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/reading-the-bible-right/Reading The Bible Right A translation of the incredible Poem: Reading The Bible Right — by Brian Zahnd It is a STORY We're telling news here Keeping alive an ancient epic The great narrative of…Wed, 10 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/goodbye-2017/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/goodbye-2017/Every year I sit here at my computer, very early on the morning of the 31st, before everyone wakes up, and I meditate a bit, between photos and thoughts on how my year went. Here you can see the…Sun, 31 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/how-to-change/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/how-to-change/This week a dear friend came to lay out the problem he's going through. He dropped the ball and did something ugly. The church he's part of, like most churches, gave him a nice kick in the rear and…Thu, 14 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/i-have-a-problem-with-the-bible/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/i-have-a-problem-with-the-bible/I have a problem with the Bible. Here's my problem… I'm an ancient Egyptian. I'm a comfortable Babylonian. I'm a Roman in his home. That's my problem. See, I'm trying to read the Bible, but I'm not a…Mon, 11 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/it-is-she/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/it-is-she/The step step step coming from the hallway was unmistakable. After 3 long months, they would be together again He had not digested well the long time they had spent away from each other. There was…Mon, 04 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMTShort StoriesFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/find-the-david-within-you/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/find-the-david-within-you/It is 825pm in Hollywood, the temperature might be close to the 90’s, and this light in my face does not help me to cool down. I’m focused on a Lead Piano+Synth that I created for this new…Mon, 17 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/songs-that-speak-to-me-of-the-kingdom-stand-by-you/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/songs-that-speak-to-me-of-the-kingdom-stand-by-you/Even if your eyes are full of pain They won't be able to hide that spark I know you have inside I know you're much more than you're showing The clouds in your head will bring tears But I'll catch…Tue, 11 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMTMusicFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/vegetarian-me/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/vegetarian-me/In my recent theological studies, I've felt a certain discomfort with the way I consume meat. According to the Gospel, including several texts from Paul and Jesus, God is not going to throw this…Mon, 01 May 2017 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/the-tomb-is-empty/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/the-tomb-is-empty/Jerusalem, Friday, April 7, 30 AD - 5:30 PM Jewish law required that all bodies be examined 3 days after the alleged death. So the tomb would be reopened and Jesus would be assessed on Sunday. Of…Sun, 16 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/3-solid-reasons-why-believing-jesus-came-back-from-the-dead-is-the-result-of-brainwashing/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/3-solid-reasons-why-believing-jesus-came-back-from-the-dead-is-the-result-of-brainwashing/There you go! It's that time of year again — Facebook gets invaded by religious people from every corner celebrating the death and resurrection of Jesus. Dimwitted religious folks who insist on…Fri, 14 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/the-farce-of-the-gospels/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/the-farce-of-the-gospels/"Nobody knows who the 4 evangelists were, but it's almost certain they never met Jesus personally and much of what they wrote was in no way an attempt to make history; rather, they limited themselves…Thu, 13 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/a-third-option/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/a-third-option/Why are we so "black or white"? Why are the only two options: "A good criminal is a dead criminal" or "Take him home"? The gospel is, in essence, a counter-culture movement. A third option. I think…Fri, 07 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/goodbye-2016/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/goodbye-2016/It's become a ritual, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. I wake up, take a deep breath, reread the texts from past years, and remember everything that happened. It's always an interesting feeling. Summarizing…Sat, 31 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/malafaia-and-the-lack-of-friends/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/malafaia-and-the-lack-of-friends/Once, I got a call from someone I love very much. This person was telling me about his life and how "God" was guiding it. He told me that "God was speaking" with him every day, and that "God had…Fri, 30 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/harry-potter-and-christmas/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/harry-potter-and-christmas/Few people disagree that Christmas is a great story. If God really created the universe, then He created time and space. That is, He lives in a dimension where time and space don't exist. Everything…Sat, 24 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/christmas-a-pagan-feast-definitive-guide-part-1-of-3/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/christmas-a-pagan-feast-definitive-guide-part-1-of-3/Let's get straight to the point: Christmas does NOT have a pagan origin. I was born on the same day as Rubens Barrichello! Do you know what that means? That's right, nothing! You can try to say that…Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/christmas-a-pagan-feast-definitive-guide-part-2-of-3/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/christmas-a-pagan-feast-definitive-guide-part-2-of-3/We are certainly NOT REQUIRED to celebrate Christmas. But there's no denying that this time of year gives us a GIANT opportunity to remember what God has done for us. I have a personal mission to be…Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/christmas-a-pagan-feast-definitive-guide-part-3-of-3/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/christmas-a-pagan-feast-definitive-guide-part-3-of-3/Trying to turn into sin something that is not sin is Legalism. The attempt to take a man's law and turn it into a law of God is legalism, and that is one of the greatest mistakes of evangelicals…Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/a-letter-to-a-dear-friend/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/a-letter-to-a-dear-friend/I’ve been there. I’ve had this same sparkling eyes. I’ve felt this same uncontrolled heartbeating and this cold sweat before. I remember this intense adrenaline running through my body, this almost…Tue, 01 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/i-think-therefore-i-believe/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/i-think-therefore-i-believe/Intro First of all, I do not intend to have the final answers. As Sir Isaac Newton once said, "if I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." This subject, as well as most of…Tue, 12 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/goodbye-2015/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/goodbye-2015/I remember very well the night of December 31st last year. Jo and I were walking peacefully back home, happy with the dinner we had enjoyed and I, all naive, said to her: "I hope 2015 is just like…Thu, 31 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/i-am-not-a-billboard/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/i-am-not-a-billboard/I am not a billboard! They are everywhere. They dictate what we should buy, how we should look and even where we should go. I always believed they didn't influence me and that I was "free." Until the…Sat, 26 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/prayforhumanity/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/prayforhumanity/Today's "praise" is by Arrais – Montreal. ISIS made new victims in the city of light. A day before, however, the same group killed more than 40 people and wounded another 200 in an attack in Beirut…Sat, 14 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/home/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/home/Smell of hot wet sand and the sound of thunder. Aroma of coffee, French bread with butter. Bicycles in the garage, unlimited video games and glasses of nescau. The Serra do Mar on the horizon, heat…Tue, 10 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMTMusicFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/fire/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/fire/Today's "praise" is by Arrais - Fogo. I am shipwrecked on a land where greed is law. I hear the cry of anguish of an enslaved people here, they don't know they are trapped. They go on with life like…Wed, 04 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMTMusicFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/x-ray/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/x-ray/It was as if he could somehow know that behind the wires of the 32 security cameras in the place, carefully distributed so that no column or door created a blind spot, they were watching him. He had…Fri, 23 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMTShort StoriesFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/there-will-be-a-blue-sky/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/there-will-be-a-blue-sky/Today's "praise" is by Djavan – Um amor Puro. Love God above all things, give Him all your time, all your hours. Worship Him in everything you do, love Him above all else and you can be sure that no…Thu, 17 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMTMusicFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/virtual-friends-and-loneliness/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/virtual-friends-and-loneliness/I still remember the first time it happened. The moment I started telling a story to someone and said "once a friend of mine…", seconds after starting to tell the story, I remembered that it wasn't a…Fri, 07 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/love-wins/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/love-wins/Chapter fifteen of the gospel of Luke begins like this: _Many sinners and corrupt people came to listen to Jesus. The believers, who thought they were the good ones, criticized saying: "Look at that…Sat, 27 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/i-keep-choosing-the-way/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/i-keep-choosing-the-way/More than 2 years ago I wrote about all of this that is happening today. The lack of respect is on both sides, except only one side has as a "commandment" to love your neighbor as yourself. (Matthew…Tue, 09 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/why-i-dont-go-to-church-anymore/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/why-i-dont-go-to-church-anymore/The text below is long, because there is no simple and short way to answer this. I hear these questions 30x a year, as a source for answers I used the fantastic book "Why I Don't Want to Go to Church…Thu, 26 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/values-of-a-family-without-god/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/values-of-a-family-without-god/This is a point of view about the article "What Are the Values of a Family Without God / Who Raises Their Children Better: Atheists or Believers?" which was written in Los Angeles in the LA Times in…Sat, 14 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/what-difference-does-it-make-if-god-exists/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/what-difference-does-it-make-if-god-exists/I. If God does not exist, then all human life as well as each individual will be destroyed. II. If there is no God and there is no life after death, then life has no: A. Meaning** 1. Without…Wed, 11 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/an-idea-for-the-church/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/an-idea-for-the-church/I have an idea for Churches that want to "fight homosexuality." How about investing time in protecting marriages. Investing time in encouraging men to be such good fathers and passionate husbands…Thu, 15 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/the-curse-of-religion/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/the-curse-of-religion/Today we see on every channel and magazine religion being religion, the old-fashioned way. They try to coin that religion is love, but years of reading bloody passages in the Bible, Quran or Torah…Thu, 08 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/goodbye-2014/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/goodbye-2014/And there goes 2014. As usual, I'm doing a year-in-review and planning the next one. Setting some simple goals, some signs to remind me of where I am headed. Even so, today — December 31st, I like to…Wed, 31 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/how-to-recognize-and-accept-jesus/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/how-to-recognize-and-accept-jesus/Whether it was directly at a service in some church, or talking with a Christian friend, you have already heard the statement: You need to accept Jesus. I grew up hearing this. Every Sunday night…Thu, 25 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/exodus-gods-and-kings/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/exodus-gods-and-kings/My first contact with biblical stories happened still at home, when my grandparents spent their wit and creativity teaching me the stories of the book that grounds the Christian faith. Still as a…Sat, 20 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/black-friday/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/black-friday/Flash sales — the kind where you have to buy now or never — have the power to wake up in us this incredible need to buy something we don't need. It is impressive how every new offer I see on the…Fri, 28 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/growing-old/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/growing-old/[ ][1] How do we say goodbye to what we had? The good times that made us laugh are far greater than the bad ones. I thought all of that would be forever, but "forever" went away. It is so hard to say…Sat, 22 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/i-looked-sadness-in-the-eyes-and-smiled/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/i-looked-sadness-in-the-eyes-and-smiled/[ ][1] I looked sadness in the eyes And I smiled Even broken by the life I chose From the window I watched every season slip away Like the trees, I stay in the same place In autumn, in winter, I wait…Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMTMusicFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/burn-a-rainbow-flag-and-get-elected/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/burn-a-rainbow-flag-and-get-elected/A couple of friends starts a soup kitchen, paid out of their own pocket, to feed the cart-pushers in Curitiba. Do you know how much % of money they earn? Do you know how much fame? Do you know how…Thu, 02 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/the-place-for-the-unchurched-is-in-the-streets/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/the-place-for-the-unchurched-is-in-the-streets/[![\[Mere Christianity\] Diary of an unchurched - The place for the unchurched is in the…Tue, 30 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/a-house-is-not-a-home/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/a-house-is-not-a-home/I usually feel like my life has a soundtrack. There was, and still is, a song for every moment. If I hear Bee Gees, I remember the beach, my dad listening to music on a stereo that could power a…Fri, 12 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMTMusicFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/marina-and-the-holy-war/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/marina-and-the-holy-war/Is the PT mudslinging about to start? According to Estadão, "the plan in the PT is to stick on Marina the label of radical, conservative, and fundamentalist." Marina was once the crown jewel of the…Tue, 19 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/entrepreneur-play-fair/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/entrepreneur-play-fair/If you advertise that your company has a "predefined" salary and growth plan, why is the candidate required to inform their "salary expectation"? 'Come on' entrepreneurs?!? Play fair. Tell the guy…Fri, 15 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/the-challenge-of-being-a-believer/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/the-challenge-of-being-a-believer/I went to one of the biggest Ruby conferences in the world, which happened last April in Chicago. Everyone whom I look up to was there. The best developers, speakers, and entrepreneurs… the brightest…Thu, 14 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/robin-oh-robin/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/robin-oh-robin/The little time I stopped to think about R. Williams' death was a sea of sadness. How can someone who makes "humor" his life end up depressed and hanged?! On one side I see the evangelical community…Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/unconvert-yourself/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/unconvert-yourself/I love Milton Nascimento's quote: Certain songs I hear. Fit so deep inside me. That asking begs the question: "How was it not me who wrote it?!" Today's song is "The Last Christian" [*] * The…Fri, 01 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/nerd-moment/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/nerd-moment/Nerd Moment: A flea lives on average 3 months A human being lives on average 80 years, give or take 960 months. That means we live 320 * longer than a flea. With that in mind. 1 human minute, in the…Wed, 30 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/those-who-have-a-promise-dont-die/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/those-who-have-a-promise-dont-die/Those who have a promise don't die!!! Repeat: I will not die without your promise being fulfilled in me!!! That's how thousands of CDs are sold, temples filled, and a lying God preached, generating…Wed, 30 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/you-are-not-alone/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/you-are-not-alone/Whenever I have a doubt, a question, or a difficulty, I feel my faith put to the test. * What do I really believe in? * Why do I believe? * What's the purpose for which we are here? * How will this…Sat, 26 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/jesus-rich/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/jesus-rich/How much does it cost an Evangelical Church to rent Madison Square Garden, the Convention Center of your city, or something like that to put on a conference? Can you picture Jesus arriving in this…Tue, 22 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/let-life-take-me/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/let-life-take-me/If for you: Zeca Pagodinho saying "I've been through almost everything in this life and now I'm waiting for my turn. Let life take me_" is the Brazilian people living the Brazilian "jeitinho," doing…Sat, 19 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/death-toll/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/death-toll/This is the count of how many Americans have died in wars and how many Brazilians die in traffic or are murdered. The numbers reveal what we already know, but it's still terrifying. Something needs…Fri, 18 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/trendy-atheist/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/trendy-atheist/Atheism, in a broad sense, is the absence of belief in the existence of deities. Atheism is the opposite of theism, which in its most general form is the belief that at least one deity exists. Now…Wed, 16 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/rest-in-peace/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/rest-in-peace/What happened this week to soccer can be compared to what happened to Formula 1 in '94. If you don't remember, until '94 we were "the country of drivers"… Fittipaldi, Piquet, and Senna were the…Thu, 10 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/dont-let-the-samba-die/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/dont-let-the-samba-die/I live far away, but I miss home. I like the safety I have, but I miss the warm sea water. I speak three languages, but I miss the caboclo accent. I drive an "imported car," but I remember the…Wed, 09 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/the-day-of-the-contrarians/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/the-day-of-the-contrarians/Well, according to my friends who are analysts of soccer and politics… this result means Dilma and the PT are going to lose the elections, right?! Today Brazil changed. With this defeat we'll be more…Tue, 08 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/long-live-the-world-cup/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/long-live-the-world-cup/All the ESPN Deportes commentators shamelessly rooting for every Spanish-speaking team, and reeeeally hard against Brazil. Thousands in the streets of Paris watching games on giant screens and…Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/a-letter-to-julio-cesar/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/a-letter-to-julio-cesar/I'm nervous about this World Cup like I've rarely been in my life. Honestly, I got so nervous (combined with some personal issues) that I had a stress crisis that put me in bed on medication, with…Mon, 30 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/walk-on-u2-discography/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/walk-on-u2-discography/[ ][1] Lately, when people ask me what my favorite gospel band is, I answer without thinking: U2! The funny thing is, I don't listen to them on loop, and I don't even know their whole discography…Thu, 26 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMTMusicFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/the-world-cup-and-christmas/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/the-world-cup-and-christmas/_All the water of the sea cannot sink a ship, unless it gets inside the ship. In the same way, all the pessimism in the world cannot bring you down, unless you let it get inside you._ What I see on…Tue, 17 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/carpe-diem/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/carpe-diem/"Living in the United States is good, but it sucks. Living in Brazil sucks, but it's good." – Tom Jobim This one is dedicated to my friends who think I'm a playboy with life made, to those who want…Thu, 29 May 2014 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/30-years/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/30-years/This year I turn 30. We humans count our laps around the sun, and, by tradition, celebrate these milestones, and the number of laps we take symbolize phases in our life. Normally when finishing one…Thu, 22 May 2014 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/there-will-be-a-world-cup/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/there-will-be-a-world-cup/If you don't hate the World Cup, if you don't turn your back on it, my friend… you're a political alienated! A complacent little Brazilian who accepts all of this. I spent the last two weeks thinking…Mon, 05 May 2014 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/we-are-all-monkeys/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/we-are-all-monkeys/If you are discriminated against for being an alcoholic, I am an alcoholic with you; If you are discriminated against for being poor, I am poor with you; If you are discriminated against for being an…Tue, 29 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/gospel-music-is-sin-sometimes/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/gospel-music-is-sin-sometimes/When did we canonize gospel music singers? When did we transform any and every song with a gospel label into absolute truths? When did we draw a line between what is God's music and what is the…Thu, 10 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMTMusicFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/noah/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/noah/Everyone saying: "The Noah movie is crap." So I want to ask a question: Is the movie bad, the adaptation bad, or do you not like the story? Because I found the adaptation pretty faithful. It has ALL…Mon, 07 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/its-unbearable/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/its-unbearable/I'm glad I'm not the only one. It saddens me, of course, that I am such an "outlier" — this is normally a very lonely path. But I'd rather not contaminate myself with the rituals and customs of a…Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/the-power-of-habits/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/the-power-of-habits/We are our habits. One of the songs I most listened to in my adolescence had as its chorus the cry "What we do speaks much more than just talking!" My wife is a witness to how many times, after I…Sat, 08 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/goodbye-2013/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/goodbye-2013/2013 is over. Actually, for me it'll end 6 hours later than it normally would. In the memories, the photos, and the notebooks, many adventures remain; In 2013 I didn't play soccer, not once; it was…Tue, 31 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/a-rooster-that-doesnt-know-the-cloud/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/a-rooster-that-doesnt-know-the-cloud/There isn't much to comment on about Atlético Mineiro's poor result in Wednesday's match in Morocco that hasn't already been said. However, something caught my attention days ago while reading about…Thu, 19 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMTTechFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/loose-thoughts/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/loose-thoughts/What child doesn't wish to be an adult? What adult doesn't wish to be a child. Why do we always desire what we cannot have? Why do we want freedom and independence and then want stability and…Fri, 25 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/theres-a-boy-theres-a-rascal/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/theres-a-boy-theres-a-rascal/I have taken a lot of beatings for believing the world was the same as I thought it was when I was a child. I have taken a lot of beatings for thinking justice would happen. I have cried a lot for…Thu, 17 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/its-the-end-of-the-world/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/its-the-end-of-the-world/How many worlds have you known? How many "Big Bangs" have you witnessed? And the evolution of the species, do you believe in it? The first world I knew had ONE school, with only two classrooms…Sat, 05 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/rush-and-the-million-dollar-question/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/rush-and-the-million-dollar-question/Everyone's driven by something. The sun sets, and rises again. Always like this, for all humans who have passed through this earth. All those that you and I have heard about, and all those we…Sat, 28 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/cs-lewis-and-ecumenism/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/cs-lewis-and-ecumenism/"Pure and simple" Christianity is like an entrance hall that connects with the various rooms of the house. However, it is in the rooms of the house, and not in the hall, that the fireplace and the…Sat, 03 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/about-the-pope-stones-and-accusations/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/about-the-pope-stones-and-accusations/An evangelical pastor, famous in the city where I lived, just posted on Twitter: Stop admiring the Pope!!! Nothing has changed, the Pope continues to be a Pagan Idolater!!! He also speaks about how…Wed, 24 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/brazil-before-the-throne/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/brazil-before-the-throne/Seriously, the party is because of this? Is this the goal? Is it in this way that we will "make" the difference? Is this why we are here? Is this the means by which we await the end? You know what…Tue, 16 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/for-the-love-of-lost-causes/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/for-the-love-of-lost-causes/I want to open this text by stating that far be it from me to be the owner of truth. Far be it from me to be considered, or thought of, as the Perfect One, as the Lord of War. I will state…Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMTBibleFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/protests-in-brazil/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/protests-in-brazil/Everyone complains that no one does anything. Everyone complains there's nothing to be done. Then the guys go for it, march, organize thousands of people in different cities and take to the streets…Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/and-this-remains-my-wish/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/and-this-remains-my-wish/I am a nerd by nature. If not that mocked, stereotyped nerd from the 80s, at least a nerd in lifestyle, in job, and why not, even in the glasses that age made me wear. I love video games…Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/about-heroes-and-villains/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/about-heroes-and-villains/Since my move to the U.S., I've been meaning to start writing on this blog again. There is no shortage of topics I'd like to share, but there's a lack of time, silence, and especially a good internet…Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/about-changes-and-roller-coasters/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/about-changes-and-roller-coasters/Have you ever been on a roller coaster? I have, and the first time was when I was already old! I remember it like it was yesterday… I spent the day before anticipating the sensation. During the trip…Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/i-choose-the-way/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/i-choose-the-way/About the Pope being homophobic, Feliciano being racist, and gays all being from the devil — what worries me most is when we will look at each other as brothers… That troublemaker Feliciano is a…Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Britohttps://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/goodbye-2012/https://fellipebrito.com/blog/all/goodbye-2012/Time to draw the line and take stock of 2012. Corinthians won everything, EVERYTHING, and as I read today in a post by an Argentine friend, soccer isn't only about whether my team won more than…Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTFree ThoughtFellipe Brito