Steve Bremner
Author, Podcaster & Writing Coach
My last post, Real Discipleship is Very Inconvenient to the Flesh has gotten a lot of traffic, and a few comments on social media that it merits following up on it real quick. Like I said, from …
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There is no Christianity without experiencing God. Yet so many people admit that they have a difficult time experiencing God's presence or hearing God's voice. Why is this and how can we fix that …
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This morning in our team prayer time, Mark Burgess shared with us out of Luke 1:26-38 about the birth of Jesus foretold to Mary. Since it's Christmas, a lot of people are meditating on these …
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I have recently been reading The In-Between: Embracing the Tension Between Now and the Next Big Thing, by Jeff Goins. I like his writing since he's around my age and knows how to write things …
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This past Sunday it was my turn to teach/preach again as we've been going through our series on the entire book of 1 Corinthians. I was chosen for this week on the second half of the chapter …
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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“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.” …
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I finally got around to recording another podcast, and this time we covered another touchy subject, but I think we navigated the dangerous waters carefully and you'll find it enjoyable.This week …
There isn't really any money in what I do "for a living", but I wake up looking forward to teaching the Word of God to disciples in our Oikos School of Ministry. I love preparing and planning my …
I've never been one to fall asleep immediately when my head touches the pillow beneath it. For as long as I can remember I've always needed to either read, listen to something on headphones, or …
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There's a video making the rounds on the internet right now, of a pastor throwing a hissy fit from the pulpit. When I shared the video on social media, we got into a bit of a discussion on …
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I had an experience a few weeks ago that has had me thinking about this very question. It was not the first time in my life someone told me I was a hypocrite of a Christian, and I bet it …
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Last week in our Oikos ministry school, I was tasked with giving a session on intimacy with God. Fellow missionary and teammate Shaun Wissmann has basically come up with the entire curriculum for …
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The internet and blogosphere is up in arms yet again regarding Rob Bell for some reason or another. OK I'm being intentionally obtuse when the reason is quite simple -- he allegedly has come out …
I recently was reading the story of the woman with the issue of blood in the fifth chapter of Mark. She touched the hem of Jesus' garment and was immediately healed, without Jesus seeming to know …
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I've had my stomach in knots since earlier this week. I found out, through a Facebook post that a friend of mine from Bible college was arrested for stuff I couldn't imagine he'd ever do.Or any …
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Recently a famous celebrity model and actress was in an interview stating that she's going to church with her husband and baby. She also stated that she speaks in tongues and sees miraculous …
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I was reading a really good biography on my Kindle these last few days, and quickly I became nostalgic of my own adolescence as the author was sharing their sordid past. I personally have …
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I'm fairly certain you can't properly make disciples from a pulpit or any other platform, such as books or a podcast. This is because, as I mentioned in a previous post/quote, "Discipleship is a …
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Today's Wednesday morning inductive Bible study was based out of Song of Solomon 2:10-3:11. I've written about chapter 2:14-15 of the song extensively in the past, and have been blessed with a …
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I have spent the last year or more living in a missional community in Peru, where discipleship is a core value of ours--if not THE focus of our mission. If you've spent any time on my blog in the …
Greetings world changer. I hope and trust you had a wonderful New Year's and that God would prosper you in every way in this coming year. That your finances would be in order despite whatever …
Several months ago I was reading another blog post by Doug Paul, whose blog I follow to some degree since he works with 3DM, who I've been learning a lot from in regard to discipleship. I …
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Admit it. You've told someone "God told me" when in fact, you know darn well He didn't.We've all done it. We're all guilty.Now, I'm not saying God doesn't speak to His followers, but, I often …
Join us as Steve Bremner and Dave Edwards chat it up. We begin sharing a bit of a personal testimony from Steve, who is a missionary to Peru, concerning God's faithfulness and provision while …
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I know this may come as a shock for those out there seeking "double portion annointings" like Reinhard Bonnke talks about in the video below. I know some people spend hours a day in prayer in …
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Natural disasters and prophecy isn’t a topic I usually write on. I originally wrote this on my first blog after having received e-mail newsletters and read various prophetically-gifted …
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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If you haven't read my previous post on Invitation and Challenge, it's not mandatory reading for today's post to make sense, but this is going to be another batch of thoughts on the same subject. …
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