Steve Bezner
@bezner.bsky.social
Longtime pastor turned Truett Seminary prof of Pastoral Ministry. Trying to take Jesus seriously. Peacemaking and BBQ enthusiast. Author Your Jesus is Too American.
Went to the local hipster coffee shop this morning and a man 20 years my junior asked if I worked there.
Some people might be offended. Not me.
You think I look cool enough to work here??
I’ll ride this high for weeks.
Some people might be offended. Not me.
You think I look cool enough to work here??
I’ll ride this high for weeks.
February 17, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Went to the local hipster coffee shop this morning and a man 20 years my junior asked if I worked there.
Some people might be offended. Not me.
You think I look cool enough to work here??
I’ll ride this high for weeks.
Some people might be offended. Not me.
You think I look cool enough to work here??
I’ll ride this high for weeks.
The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.--Gen 39:2
As a slave? As a prisoner? No matter the circumstances, the Lord was with Joseph.
A great reminder on hard days: the Lord is with His people always.
As a slave? As a prisoner? No matter the circumstances, the Lord was with Joseph.
A great reminder on hard days: the Lord is with His people always.
February 16, 2026 at 11:18 AM
The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.--Gen 39:2
As a slave? As a prisoner? No matter the circumstances, the Lord was with Joseph.
A great reminder on hard days: the Lord is with His people always.
As a slave? As a prisoner? No matter the circumstances, the Lord was with Joseph.
A great reminder on hard days: the Lord is with His people always.
A moment of silence:
JB just told me she doesn’t like curling 🥌
JB just told me she doesn’t like curling 🥌
February 11, 2026 at 1:47 AM
A moment of silence:
JB just told me she doesn’t like curling 🥌
JB just told me she doesn’t like curling 🥌
Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.—Genesis 15:6
By grace, through faith.
By grace, through faith.
February 10, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.—Genesis 15:6
By grace, through faith.
By grace, through faith.
How should Christians respond after we see evil up close?
Some reflections:
open.substack.com/pub/bezner/p...
Some reflections:
open.substack.com/pub/bezner/p...
Hope After Epstein
Spiritual Hope After Seeing Evil Up Close
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:48 PM
How should Christians respond after we see evil up close?
Some reflections:
open.substack.com/pub/bezner/p...
Some reflections:
open.substack.com/pub/bezner/p...
So God created mankind in his own image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
—Genesis 1:27
Every nation, tribe, and tongue. Every person you encounter. Every neighbor. Every enemy.
Made in His image.
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
—Genesis 1:27
Every nation, tribe, and tongue. Every person you encounter. Every neighbor. Every enemy.
Made in His image.
February 9, 2026 at 11:59 AM
So God created mankind in his own image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
—Genesis 1:27
Every nation, tribe, and tongue. Every person you encounter. Every neighbor. Every enemy.
Made in His image.
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
—Genesis 1:27
Every nation, tribe, and tongue. Every person you encounter. Every neighbor. Every enemy.
Made in His image.
The leaves of the tree are for healing the nations, and there will no longer be any curse.
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will worship him.
—Revelation 22:2-3
One day. We wait with hopeful expectation.
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will worship him.
—Revelation 22:2-3
One day. We wait with hopeful expectation.
February 8, 2026 at 12:54 PM
The leaves of the tree are for healing the nations, and there will no longer be any curse.
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will worship him.
—Revelation 22:2-3
One day. We wait with hopeful expectation.
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will worship him.
—Revelation 22:2-3
One day. We wait with hopeful expectation.
The dead were judged according to their works by what was written in the books.—Revelation 20:12
On days the world feels darker than I can bear, I find some consolation here:
Evil will be judged and given over to death.
On days the world feels darker than I can bear, I find some consolation here:
Evil will be judged and given over to death.
February 6, 2026 at 1:29 PM
The dead were judged according to their works by what was written in the books.—Revelation 20:12
On days the world feels darker than I can bear, I find some consolation here:
Evil will be judged and given over to death.
On days the world feels darker than I can bear, I find some consolation here:
Evil will be judged and given over to death.
After this I looked, and there was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, which no one could number, standing before the throne and before the Lamb.—Revelation 7:9
Every nation. Every tribe. Every tongue.
Every nation. Every tribe. Every tongue.
February 5, 2026 at 12:36 PM
After this I looked, and there was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, which no one could number, standing before the throne and before the Lamb.—Revelation 7:9
Every nation. Every tribe. Every tongue.
Every nation. Every tribe. Every tongue.
Got to root on the Bears tonight.
February 5, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Got to root on the Bears tonight.
Just finished writing a sermon and I kind of like it??
Not sure if this is a good or bad thing. Stay tuned.
Not sure if this is a good or bad thing. Stay tuned.
February 4, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Just finished writing a sermon and I kind of like it??
Not sure if this is a good or bad thing. Stay tuned.
Not sure if this is a good or bad thing. Stay tuned.
But I have this against you: You have abandoned the love you had at first.—Revelation 2:4
Love and allegiance to Jesus first.
Love and allegiance to Jesus first.
February 4, 2026 at 12:51 PM
But I have this against you: You have abandoned the love you had at first.—Revelation 2:4
Love and allegiance to Jesus first.
Love and allegiance to Jesus first.
Little children, keep yourself from idols.
—1 John 5:21
—1 John 5:21
February 3, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Little children, keep yourself from idols.
—1 John 5:21
—1 John 5:21
Would love to see a member of the President’s Faith Council make a statement in response to the documents released over the weekend.
Sadly, I expect no such statement will appear.
Without one, the exchange of truth-telling for proximity to power will be officially complete.
Sadly, I expect no such statement will appear.
Without one, the exchange of truth-telling for proximity to power will be officially complete.
February 2, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Would love to see a member of the President’s Faith Council make a statement in response to the documents released over the weekend.
Sadly, I expect no such statement will appear.
Without one, the exchange of truth-telling for proximity to power will be officially complete.
Sadly, I expect no such statement will appear.
Without one, the exchange of truth-telling for proximity to power will be officially complete.
They have eyes full of adultery that never stop looking for sin.—1 Peter 2:14
“Depraved” is too kind to describe the people and actions described in documents released over the weekend.
May justice roll down like waters.
“Depraved” is too kind to describe the people and actions described in documents released over the weekend.
May justice roll down like waters.
February 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM
They have eyes full of adultery that never stop looking for sin.—1 Peter 2:14
“Depraved” is too kind to describe the people and actions described in documents released over the weekend.
May justice roll down like waters.
“Depraved” is too kind to describe the people and actions described in documents released over the weekend.
May justice roll down like waters.
So then, let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust themselves to a faithful Creator while doing what is good.—1 Peter 4:19
When times are hard:
Keep trusting God. Keep doing good.
When times are hard:
Keep trusting God. Keep doing good.
January 30, 2026 at 12:34 PM
So then, let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust themselves to a faithful Creator while doing what is good.—1 Peter 4:19
When times are hard:
Keep trusting God. Keep doing good.
When times are hard:
Keep trusting God. Keep doing good.
Look! The pay that you withheld from the workers who mowed your fields cries out, and the outcry of the harvesters has reached the ears of the Lord of Armies.—James 5:4
May we be certain to treat those who do work for us with fairness.
May we be certain to treat those who do work for us with fairness.
January 29, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Look! The pay that you withheld from the workers who mowed your fields cries out, and the outcry of the harvesters has reached the ears of the Lord of Armies.—James 5:4
May we be certain to treat those who do work for us with fairness.
May we be certain to treat those who do work for us with fairness.
Remember those in prison *as though you* were in prison with them and the mistreated *as though you yourselves* were suffering bodily.—Hebrews 13:3
“As though you.”
Empathy: A Christian virtue.
“As though you.”
Empathy: A Christian virtue.
January 28, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Remember those in prison *as though you* were in prison with them and the mistreated *as though you yourselves* were suffering bodily.—Hebrews 13:3
“As though you.”
Empathy: A Christian virtue.
“As though you.”
Empathy: A Christian virtue.
"Christ came to heal the world, not fight it."--Father Jud
January 27, 2026 at 6:09 PM
"Christ came to heal the world, not fight it."--Father Jud
They claim to know God, but they deny him by their works.—Titus 1:16
The test: Could people tell—just by watching your life—that you follow Jesus?
Is the way I follow Jesus radical enough for anyone to notice?
The test: Could people tell—just by watching your life—that you follow Jesus?
Is the way I follow Jesus radical enough for anyone to notice?
January 27, 2026 at 2:03 PM
They claim to know God, but they deny him by their works.—Titus 1:16
The test: Could people tell—just by watching your life—that you follow Jesus?
Is the way I follow Jesus radical enough for anyone to notice?
The test: Could people tell—just by watching your life—that you follow Jesus?
Is the way I follow Jesus radical enough for anyone to notice?
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling for you in his prayers.—Colossians 4:12
Lord, make us like Epaphras—wrestling in prayer for those we love.
Lord, make us like Epaphras—wrestling in prayer for those we love.
January 23, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling for you in his prayers.—Colossians 4:12
Lord, make us like Epaphras—wrestling in prayer for those we love.
Lord, make us like Epaphras—wrestling in prayer for those we love.
As a longtime U2 fan, one of my favorite little quirks is that autocorrect changes the name of our dog—Bobo—to Bono.
January 19, 2026 at 8:35 PM
As a longtime U2 fan, one of my favorite little quirks is that autocorrect changes the name of our dog—Bobo—to Bono.
Do everything in love.
—1 Corinthians 16:14
—1 Corinthians 16:14
January 16, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Do everything in love.
—1 Corinthians 16:14
—1 Corinthians 16:14
If I speak human or angelic tongues but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.—1 Corinthians 13:1
God is love, y’all.
God is love, y’all.
January 15, 2026 at 12:37 PM
If I speak human or angelic tongues but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.—1 Corinthians 13:1
God is love, y’all.
God is love, y’all.
DFW-area friends:
I’ll be speaking tonight at 6 pm @ Hunters Glen Baptist Church in Plano.
Topic: “Becoming a Peacemaker in a Fractured World.”
Would love to see you!
I’ll be speaking tonight at 6 pm @ Hunters Glen Baptist Church in Plano.
Topic: “Becoming a Peacemaker in a Fractured World.”
Would love to see you!
January 14, 2026 at 7:47 PM
DFW-area friends:
I’ll be speaking tonight at 6 pm @ Hunters Glen Baptist Church in Plano.
Topic: “Becoming a Peacemaker in a Fractured World.”
Would love to see you!
I’ll be speaking tonight at 6 pm @ Hunters Glen Baptist Church in Plano.
Topic: “Becoming a Peacemaker in a Fractured World.”
Would love to see you!