Steve Bremner
Author, Podcaster & Writing Coach
There’s a pattern I’ve noticed in my DMs, inbox and sometimes in social media posting that hasn’t changed in the decade-plus I’ve been publishing books. Someone reaches out with a question and …
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I originally wrote these thoughts as a Facebook post in May, but felt it worth sharing with any who have "ears to hear" that follow my blog posts and other writings in recent months in light of …
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Lately, it feels like every week brings another wave of news about a ministry leader, someone we might have looked up to, facing serious allegations or admitted failures. For me, the recent …
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Depending on the streams you swim in, you probably have heard a lot about Matthew 18 lately and whether this confrontation or that public call out followed the proper Biblical protocol. OK, I …
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If you're reading this I'm sure by now you've heard of the controversy surrounding the Stronger Men's conference put on at local event venue by James River Church a couple of weeks ago. The …
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And most importantly, do they know how to get there? "If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit."Matthew 15:14 It’s extremely important we don’t just believe and follow …
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If you've been connected with me a while, you may already know I do a lot of writing and help others write and launch their books. So either because of that or perhaps as a result of it, my brain …
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This is an excerpt from my friend Jonathan Brenneman's first book, I Am Persuaded. This book has helped people to cut through the authoritarian bias of many scripture translations and resolve …
Would you be shocked, offended or apathetic if I told you I haven’t had any female guests on the podcast in over 6 years? Yes that’s right, somehow six years have gone by since the last time Fire …
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The last time I was in Canada I had lunch with a pastor friend close to my age. He wanted to discuss how we’re doing the whole missional thing down here in Peru. He also reads a lot of the same …
Whether you blog or write self-published books, you’re bound to face criticism for your writings. In fact, something is wrong if you don’t. From time to time my books get one-star reviews …
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The other day I read a post by Rob Wilkerson, who is fast becoming a blogger-friend of mine in the realm of the subject of “the dones” and “organic church” or whatever term you want to use. …
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"And as they sat at the table, the word of the LORD came to the prophet who had brought him back. And he cried to the man of God who came from Judah, "Thus says the LORD, 'Because you have …
I realize just by looking at the picture I used for this post's title graphic, you probably can figure out what -- or I should say who -- I'm talking about. OK I get it, not every church has …
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In the missional Christian culture, we can be obsessed with creating movements and doing so quickly. You can attend conferences called Movementum and read a dozen how-to manuals on creating a …
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"Never have I seen a nation so honoring and proud of the role of President and yet so dishonoring and undermining of the President himself as the United States." That is how Anna Burgess's …
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This past weekend my disciple Raul came over to our apartment, urgently wanting to talk to Lili and me after having just got back within the last hour from a 10 day trip into the jungles of …
I posted a blog a few weeks ago called "Do you know what your missionaries are actually doing?", and though it didn't exactly go viral or anything, I can't help but think this whole situation …
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"According to the grace of God, given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. For no one can …
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I recently read an article about a public works official in India who was fired after not coming into work for twenty-four years, Shri A.K. Verma, an executive engineer with India's Central …
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Today I'm going to do something I've never quite done before. I initially sat down to write this after meditating on and praying into just what building the Lord's church looks like. I had …
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Greetings friends. I've got quite a different episode of the show for you today -- unlike any I've recorded before. No, not because every episode is unique and so of course it stands to reason …
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In the world of technology, there’s a very simple (yet in reality very complex) concept called “compatibility.” For example, there’s certain apps that work on iphones, but if you try to use them …
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Like I mentioned in last Thursday's blog post, while I was in the jungle of Pucallpa I taught on information, imitation and innovation. In today's post I'm going to focus on that last part, …
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Recently I was setting out to accomplish a task that I’ve known for a long time I could easily do, but for some reason I had put it off. I am not talking about procrastination, but the type of …
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This is another 'bloggified' version of a paper I wrote in Bible school, which might read a little drier than most of my posts on my blog. I post it for putting some of my thoughts out there and …
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I'll never forget the advice of my twelfth grade World Issues teacher, Mr. Dobson. He gave me this advice back in the spring of 1999. I had just given a presentation to my World Issues class on …
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I'm choosing to link not to or mention by name any of the conflict this revolves around, so as to not subject you to vulgarity and general lack of Christ-like behavior. The thoughts that follow …
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Authority, accountability and spiritual covering; are they Biblical? Last week I got to record a podcast with SJ Hill again and for the first time author and speaker Dr. Stephen Crosby, who …
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