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Do We Need Entertainment at Strong Men's Conferences?
The picture used for this episode's publicity image or cover, depending on where you're seeing it, comes from an attempt to use AI to generate an image for me.
Using a photograph of a matapalo, or strangler fig in English, known for its distinctive characteristic of enveloping and ultimately overpowering its host, as a metaphorical foundation, I asked DALL-E 3 to craft an image with the following prompt:
Create an image of a strangler fig where the main tree is depicted by or symbolic of the church, being constricted by representations of entertainment, stardom, money, and fame chocking it out.
The result is compelling visual metaphor—a tree at once vibrant yet ensnared by the very elements meant to augment its growth. Incidentally, that's also the main theme of today's episode, but let's back up.
Does entertainment even belong in the church?
In this episode of the podcast, I share some of the deep sense of disillusionment that arises when respected spiritual leaders fall from grace, citing examples a couple of high profile example figures who've irreparably ruined their earthly legacies. Listen to find out, who, besides Mark Driscoll, I'm referring to.
Driscoll's recent controversies serve as a reminder of the ongoing challenges within the Christian community about leadership, integrity, and accountability as well as… what role, if any does entertainment even have in the church? Does it belong, or is the fact we're even debating this indicate other graver issues?
We also discuss the dangers of distractions and idolatry, and how "killing sticks," can hinder our spiritual growth and relationship with God. I hope to challenge listeners to reflect on any aspects of their lives that may be taking precedence over their faith.
Amid reflections on personal and collective failures, this episode's overarching message remains one of hope, redemption, and the transformative power of returning to the core of our faith in Jesus and an organic approach to Christianity free from the matapalo of the American Gospel Enterprise.
Books and Links Mentioned in the Podcast
The Imperishable Seed of Christ: Understanding the Believer's Spiritual D.N.A. by Steve Bremner
Screwtape Proposes a Toast by C.S. Lewis
Gospel Houses by Art Thomas
The Beast of Revelation by J.D. King
Mesmerize by David W. Edwards
Opinion: The Irony! Mark Driscoll Gets ‘Matthew 18ed’ for Slamming ‘Strip’ Act at Men’s Conference
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Ever-Increasing Faith Sample Chapter
This week's episode is a preamble to and a chapter of my latest narration project, Ever-Increasing Faith by Smith Wigglesworth, specifically the chapter What It Means to Be Full of the Spirit,
You can order the whole audiobook almost anywhere you get audiobooks, such as Audible, Kobo, Google Play, Spotify, etc...
BUT for a limited time depending on when you listen to this episode, you can ONLY get the bonuses I mentioned if you head over to this link: https://tinyurl.com/SW-faith.
Check out my audiobooks playlist on Soundcloud and IF you're on there, make sure to follow me if you want to be notified of new samples and when new audiobooks I've narrated have been released as I always put clips there.
Reach out to me at https://www.stevebremner.com/write-your-book/ if you're ready to start your self-publishing journey or what to discuss having me narrate your non-fiction book.
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Coffee and Conversations with Michael Clark and Christian Hardin
This week's episode is my appearance on the Coffee and Conversations podcast, where Michael Clark and Christian Hardin discuss how relationships, faith, and leadership intersect in our everyday lives throughout our communities.
Check out my audiobooks playlist on Soundcloud and IF you're on there, make sure to follow me if you want to be notified of new samples and when new audiobooks I've narrated have been released as I always put clips there.
Also, make sure to get your copy of the new audiobook, Living Waters Guidebook: Restoring Relational Integrity through the Broken Body of Christ.
Reach out to me at https://www.stevebremner.com/write-your-book/ if you're ready to start your self-publishing journey
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Should We Expect to See an End-times Revival? | Author Roundtable
Does the Bible teach there will be a final end-time revival right before the return of Christ?
Are college campus revivals a sign we're living in the last of the last days before the Lord's return?
What is the Mark of the Beast?
Should we cancel dentists?
This week I talk with J.D. King, author of The Beast of Revelation: Unraveling the Mystery (and audiobook narrated by yours truly), Leo De Siquiera, founder of Hopeful Eschatolgy, and rounded out with our third guest who is the author of The Power of His Reign: An Easy Introduction to Amillennialism.
We tackle quite a few things related to the end times, including where the different view points place Israel in the scheme of things, and the importance of one's worldview and outlook and what responsibility we have in implementing the Gospel in the earth, whether we're going to be here a while, or His return is nigh.
Join us for a great discussion.
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Biblical Wealth and a Good Reputation | Kris Bennett
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 Bennett was the one who answered the phone when I called FIRE School of Ministry in the summer of 2001 regarding the status of my application to the school.
After all these years we're finally having a recorded conversation and discussing things he doesn't talk much about on his own podcast, The Storage Investor Show.
In this episode we discuss:
Imposter Syndrome and the various ways we've both faced it in our lives, education and businesses.
What barrier to entry one might have in fulfilling their call; for one person that might be higher education, for another specific vocational skills
The challenges of fund raising vs tentmaking and freelancing
Wealth and a good reputation as outlined in the book of Proverbs
The rewards of diligence in both ministry and in businesss.
If you can solve someone's "bleeding neck problem", you can get paid well and never need to worry ever gain about providing for your family if you possess such skills.
...among quite a few other things.
You can subscribe to Kris's podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts, as well as check out our discussion on the same app.
Follow Kris on LinkedIn.
Reach out to me at https://www.stevebremner.com/write-your-book/ if you're ready to start your self-publishing journey.
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Thriving on Purpose | Sebastien Richard
This week I got to sit down over Zoom and talk to my first French Canadian guest, Sebastien Richard.
He's the author of several books, including I Did It All For You: An Intimate Letter from Jesus and the founder of The Thriving on Purpose Academy, which includes discipleship courses but also Kingdom Writing courses.
We talked about our similar experiences growing up in Canada before the turn of the Millennium, as well as
The influence teachers had on us in our writing and public speaking gifts at a young age and the power of words and encouragement in our kids' lives
What is the Scribe anointing?
And other tweetable quotes that Sebastien is loaded with.
Find his books on Amazon.
Join the Thriving on Purpose Academy if you want to learn to write through his online courses at your own pace.
Reach out to me if you want to discuss one-on-one coaching or other help launching a book.
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Why Are So Many Christian Authors Afraid of Marketing?
We finally have a new interview on the podcast, and it's with someone I would have had on the show earlier had I actually been podcasting in the last three years.
Welcome J.D. King.
This show is still called 'fire on your head', and we're all about spreading the fire of the Gospel to as many as we can with our sphere of influence and with our resources and to teach and train disciples to do the same.
So how come so many Christians who would claim to have the same type of goal, trip up on the idea of doing anything to make sure people even know about the message God has birthed in them?
Links or Books mentions:
J.D.'s site: https://theresurgencestore.com/
The Power of His Reign: An Easy Introduction to Amillennialism by Jonathan Ammon
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Getting Back in the Boat After Three Years
The first full episode of the podcast in the 2020s.
Not much of a description for this one, you'll have to listen to hear what I update about.
Links I mentioned:
World Outreach Center - The Bremners
Our family/ministry newsletter sign up.
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Halfway There: God Outside the Box
Recently I was interviewed by Eric Nevins on his show Halfway There, thanks to another mutual friend connecting us.
Here's the description from Eric's show:
Today, Steve shares his journey from a conservative denomination to a charismatic one. You’ll hear his heart to see God and be inspired by his following the next right step even as it led him around the world. Steve currently has an online business while he serves in Peru – that’s modern tentmaking!
Listen to Steve’s story now!
Stories Steve shared:
Working as a tentmaker in Peru helping authors publish their books
Growing up in Ontario, Canada
Giving his life to Christ around age 15
Devouring tapes of teaching
Connecting to the Brownsville revival
Speaking in tongues for the first time
Praying for people in the line
Going to Holland as a missionary and feeling frustrated
Realizing that Peru was the next place he would live
Writing a blog and his books
Resources we mentioned:
Playing With Holy Fire: A Wake-Up Call to the Pentecostal-Charismatic Church by Michael L. Brown
From Holy Laughter to Holy Fire: America on the Edge of Revival by Michael L. Brown
Jonathan Edwards: On Revival by Jonathan Edwards
Streams of Living Water: Celebrating the Great Traditions of Christian Faith by Richard Foster
Thanks to Eric Nevins for having me on his show!
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Playing with Holy Fire
Dr. Michael L. Brown joins me again, this time to talk about his newest book, Playing With Holy Fire. It was a privilege and an honor to have him back on the show again.
We discuss some of the excesses and abuses that plague the charismatic movement and Pentecostal church, as well as other aspects of the abuse of funds and "fame" of some preachers, all in a gracious tone, without calling anybody out by name.
For those of you listening and you have no idea who he is, he’s got a lot of other books and sermons he’s given about various topics, like revival in America, personal holiness, Jewish apologetics, the culture wars, to name a few. He’s also a national radio show host his show is called The Line of Fire.
He was one of the leaders of The Brownsville Revival, which birthed the FIRE School of Ministry that I went to in my early twenties.
Books Mentioned Today:
Playing With Holy Fire: A Wake-Up Call to the Pentecostal-Charismatic Church
Authentic Fire: A Response to John MacArthur's Strange Fire
Whatever Happened to the Power of God? & It's Time to Rock the Boat
Relevant Links:
Ask Dr. Brown
The Line of Fire Radio
Charisma
Town Hall
Ask Dr Brown YouTube Channel
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The Veil: Seeing in the Spirit
We talk about seeing in the spiritual realm in this episode of the podcast with Blake Healy, author of The Veil.
Ministry has been a foundational part of Blake’s life from the very beginning. He grew up as a missionary kid, living throughout different parts of Western Europe. He got involved in the prophetic ministry at the age of twelve and started serving on prophetic teams when he was thirteen. He began teaching about the prophetic at fifteen. He now travels around the world teaching about the prophetic and seeing in the spirit.
Since moving to Atlanta with his wife April, Blake has been serving in the Bethel Atlanta School of Supernatural Ministry and is now the Director of Bethel Atlanta’s School of Supernatural Ministry and oversees the Prophetic Ministry at the church.
Links:
Check out Blake's book, The Veil on Amazon, and his website BlakeHealy.com
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Stolen Wallets and Temples of the Holy Spirit
Sorry for the poor sound quality for this episode. I tried doing my first Facebook Live podcast the other night, and this is the audio from the video. I cleaned it up as best as I could but it's not as crisp and clean sounding as normal.
Anyway, I share a funny or confusing testimony about having had my wallet stolen, and then some thoughts on 2 Samuel 7:3-16 when God spoke to David about why he would not be the one to build Him a temple.
Enjoy!
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Charging for Personal Prophetic Words? | Matthew Robert Payne
This week I’m privileged to have on the show my mate from down under Matthew Robert Payne. We spent nearly two hours talking about writing books on the kingdom of God, but specifically the prophetic.
Early on we wound up opening a can of worms and discussing whether it’s ethical to pay someone for personal prophecy, or a better way of putting it: is it wrong to charge for prophetic ministry?
We spent a while talking about this before moving on to discussing honoring leaders and mixing prophecy with national elections, as well as some of Matthew’s angelic encounters.
I don’t think you’ll be disappointed!
Check out Matthew's Amazon book page.
Don't forget to check out his website at Personal-prophecy-today.com/.
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God's Feminist Movement | Interview with Amber Picota Would you be shocked, offended or apathetic if I told you I haven’t had any female guests on the podcast in nearly 6 years? Yes that’s right, somehow six years have gone by since the last time Fire On Your Head welcomed a female guest. Not because we’re sexist, but like as I explained in the introduction, none of the people I’ve ever invited on the podcast in recent years have gotten back to me or accepted the invitation. So it is whatever it is. Link: http://bit.ly/1pwWleo We finally break that streak and welcome author of the forthcoming book, God’s Feminist Movement, Amber Picota to the show. We discussed a lot of different things, such as: -the pros and cons of repurposing blog content into a book, -the challenges I faced when I published my first Kindle book -how she scored a book contract with Destiny Image Publishers -how her time so far in the Welton Academy also led to her going through the Scriptures with a new set of eyes to see things we’re oftentimes conditioned to accept without question. -God’s Feminist Movement and what it is. We’ve heard a lot of prophetic voices talk about how God is turning the hearts of the fathers to the hearts of the sons, but what about… the mothers? -Amber shares her powerful testimony -and a lot more... Join us this week for an in-depth conversation I think you'll enjoy. Don't forget to check out Amber's website and pre-order a copy of her book on Amazon.
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God's Feminist Movement | Interview with Amber Picota
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 On Your Head welcomed a female guest. Not because we’re sexist, but like as I explained in the introduction, none of the people I’ve invited on the podcast in recent years have gotten back to me.
We finally break that streak and welcome author of the forthcoming book, God’s Feminist Movement, Amber Picota to the show. We discussed a lot of different things, such as:
the pros and cons of repurposing blog content into a book,
the challenges I faced when I published my first Kindle book
how she scored a book contract with Destiny Image Publishers
how her time so far in the Welton Academy also led to her going through the Scripture with a new set of eyes to see things we’re oftentimes conditioned to accept without question.
God’s Feminist Movement and what it is. We’ve heard a lot of prophetic voices talk about how God is turning the hearts of the fathers to the hearts of the sons, but what about… the mothers?
Amber shares her powerful testimony
and a lot more...
Join us this week for an in-depth conversation.
Check out Amber's site at AmberPicota.com, and pre-order a copy of her book on Amazon.
Other books mentioned in the show:
Powerful & Free by Danny Silk
Fashioned to Reign by Kris Vallotton
Normal Christianity by Jonathan Welton
Playing Second Fiddle: God's Heart for Harmony Regarding Women and the Church by Judi Peers
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