Steve Bremner
Author, Podcaster & Writing Coach
This week I got to talk to a long-time friend I've kept in touch with over the years since we both attended Bible School, albeit having both gone on way different albeit similar journeys. Kris …
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You will not read these things in the support letters you receive from missionary friends or see them in their social media updates. I thought I’d write a bit of a follow-up to my review of …
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I recently came across an article about an Australian Instagram star named Essena O'Neill who allegedly quit social media and admitted that a lot of it was a fake highlight reel of her life. She …
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Gone are the days when missionaries left their homeland to only have the chance to communicate to their friends and family via sketchy phone service and snail mail. The Internet allows …
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This week I am privileged to have Mark Burgess back on the podcast for the first time in almost three years exactly to the month. I actually recorded it a number of weeks ago but have been super …
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I just read this article over at The Culture Blend, People who live cross-culturally, for any significant portion of their lives, are often duped. When we first choose to live as …
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This week I recorded a spontaneous time of sharing my heart with you guys. Since the internet is all abuzz with the fact Creflo Dollar asked the body of Christ to help him buy a $65 million …
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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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A few months ago we were switching my office in our apartment with the guest bedroom to prepare for our intern named Lauren to arrive and have more space for her bedroom. As we were doing so, I …
Recently I was approached by Bryan Entzminger about being a guest on his podcast, Engaging Missions. Since I love to podcast, and to a lesser extent, love to do as little as necessary in …
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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 was talking to our leader Mark who mentioned something to me about someone in our neighborhood thinking that for an organic church, we at Oikos are too organized and not spontaneous …
Recently Lili and I joined The World Outreach Center as our US 'covering' or missions agency. Its director and founder John Cava was one of my teachers in Bible College, and oversaw my internship …
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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 …
The other night, Evangelist Steve Hill went on to receive his reward from the Lord after a years-long battle with cancer. For those who follow my blog and do not know who that is, he was the …
Could the money spent on airfare, food, and lodging on a mission trip truly be better spent on the locals themselves in a host country? Yes. No. Or maybe. A few weeks ago I was …
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The following is an article I first published on Relevant Magazine on Sept 13th, 2013. Tomorrow I will try to post a follow up based on some feedback and comments the post has received so far. …
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Last Friday in our leaders huddle, our team leader Mark Burgess said something in passing that I've been giving thought to. He mentioned how a lot of people from outside, such as visitors or …
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I've recently been reading Jamie The Very Worst Missionary's blog for about a year or maybe longer. I almost never regret reading a post, despite the fact that when I share some of her posts on …
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"And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the …
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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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I recorded another podcast with SJ Hill and Dr Stephen R. Crosby last week and posted it live this morning. There are a lot of "controversial" topics and grey areas in the Bible that are seldom …
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Join us this week for our podcast discussion with Mark Burgess, and Shaun Wissmann, both missionaries and serving in missional community in Chorrillos, Peru. We shoot the breeze and discuss the …
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I've been giving thought to what makes someone 'a missionary'. I've been living abroad since 2006, with the exception of nearly a year in Canada before transitioning from living in The …
If you read my last blog post about making sure to thank your supporters, then you may leave with the impression that's the exclusive way I support myself--through donations. Well, not the case. …
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