Steve Bremner
Author, Podcaster & Writing Coach
These are articles of mine going back to 2011 when the Occupy Wallstreet movement started. I originally felt a restlessness of my own but not toward the wealthy or corporate greed, but parallel in the structure and institution of "Church". As I moved toward a more organic mission here in Peru, I wrote a lot on a similar theme, even if the Occupy movement died down over the years.
I originally wrote and published this post about the manna from heaven as article on my site in mid 2011, and more or less still feel the exact same way. I'm republishing it all this time later …
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Church comes as a result of discipling. Discipleship ought to be the backbone and cause of 'church', not the other way around. The tail isn't intended to wag the dog. Likewise, you can't teach …
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On Sunday mornings at the Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, prayers that are quietly murmured in most churches seem to almost rumble like thunder. Thousands of congregants crowd …
"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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In my last post, I Don't Care What Your Business Card Says, Mr Apostle!, I touched on the theme of modern-day apostles and how just because one claims to be one, doesn't mean they truly are. The …
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My thoughts this morning come to you after reading a couple of different articles and drinking a couple of coffees. The first from Relevant Magazine that I read last night, but I'll get to …
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First, I share some updates about new editions in the Kingdom of God since having recorded today's show, and developments since last week's episode. Then we get down to business and I continue …
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Recently I saw another post by someone on Facebook about something a lot of charismatics and Pentecostals pray for. I used to be like this, and I'm not judging those who pray for this. But I have …
I originally recorded this podcast episode in early January. I knew when recording it I was going to hold on to it since the content of the discussion was ever-green. I knew I was going to be …
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This weekend I got to be on Moody Radio's Up For Debate program with Judy Roys. Up For Debate describes itself as "a show that seeks to equip believers to discern these debatable matters by …
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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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I just finished recording a podcast with Stephen Crosby a couple of mornings ago. Since it's summer break here and most of our students have gone home, I'm freed up to get some writing, editing …
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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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"For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you, then, be imitators of me. That is why I …
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I've been thinking a lot lately about writing a succinct blog post on what is discipleship since the majority of the time that I talk to a few other missionaries or pastors, I find myself …
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Yes, you read that right. As the old saying goes, you are one in a million. But, there are about 7 million people on the face of the earth, so that means there are 7000 others just like …
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Recently I was pondering some public relations disasters I've been hearing about and observing sometimes from a distance, such as with marketing, or in the Church. As many people do, they had …
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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 I've …
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by an anonymous friend. Knowing exactly what authority is and what it is not, is absolutely critical in a world where we face it everyday. When a policeman flashes his lights behind you and …
