Monthly Archives: October 2012

What Will It Take For A Bible Type Revival To Happen In America?

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Steve Simms

At The Salvation Army Berry Street last Sunday we passed out paper and pens and had everybody who was willing to write out a question for God and then to listen to God for His answer to their question. Then … Continue reading →

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How To Bring Back The Glory Days Of The Salvation Army

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Steve Simms

5 Keys To Bringing Back The Glory Days Of The Salvation Army 1) Get back to the streets. (Prayer walking with the Blood & Fire flag is a great, non-threatening way to do that.) 2) Get back to bold, public … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 26, 2012 by Steve Simms

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Is Evolution The Solution To How Life Developed?

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Steve Simms

If you were walking through the woods on a large, uninhabited island and came upon a place where hundreds of apple trees were perfectly arranged in rows exactly 8 feet apart, what would you conclude? 1)  That evolution on the … Continue reading →

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Contemporary Science Dogma # 1

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Steve Simms

Has contemporary science moved from fact to faith — from experimental demonstration to dogma?  Here’s a dogma of our present day science: Nothing produced something and then something somehow exploded and slowly transformed itself into everything (including you and me). There … Continue reading →

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The Question That Won’t Be Asked During The Foreign Policy Debate

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Steve Simms

Here is one question that won’t be asked by Bob Schieffer of CBS News, the host of tonight’s foreign policy debate (the third US presidential debate of 2012) between President Barak Obama and Governor Mitt Romney: “How can the United States apply … Continue reading →

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A Society That Flaunts Casual Sex Creates Continuous Problems

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Steve Simms

A society that flaunts casual sex creates continuous problems: An epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases. Increase in health care costs to treat those diseases. Increase in sexual addiction. Fatherless children. Deadbeat dads. Increase in adultery. Widespread and popular promiscuity. Broken … Continue reading →

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Ride The Glory Tide

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Steve Simms

There is a glory flow that will glow in your heart and grow ever stronger.  Go with that flow! There is a stream that can redeem your dreams, even when it seems like they are gone forever.  Follow the gleam … Continue reading →

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Aiming For Your Heart

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Steve Simms

Television and movies aim to reach your desire to be entertained.  Advertising aims to for your emotions.  Negative political advertisements aim to reach your fears.  Classes, seminars, and even sermons aim for your mind.  Love, however, aims to reach your … Continue reading →

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Quote From “Aggressive Christianity”

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Steve Simms

In her sermon, Aggressive Christianity, Catherine Booth (co-founder of The Salvation Army) preached: “It is a bad sign for the Christianity of this day that it provokes so little opposition. If there were no other evidence of it being wrong, … Continue reading →

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