Monthly Archives: May 2016

Air Dancer Christ-followers

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Steve Simms

As I was with a group of Christ-followers who were praying and sharing as they felt prompted by the Holy Spirit, the image of a large Air Dancer came to my mind. Are Christ-followers called to be animated like Air … Continue reading →

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Thoughts from the Bible & the General . . .

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Steve Simms

I read some statements that General André Cox made at The Salvation Army National Advisory Organizations Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, April 21-24, 2016. The theme of the conference was “Expect Change.” The General’s comments reminded me of these biblical concepts: Christ-followers … Continue reading →

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Beyond IT “potato sorting” to nonmaterial reality

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Steve Simms

Computers are glorified potato sorters (separating electrons rather than potatoes). People translate data into electronic codes and then a computer sorts, arranges, categorizes, stores, and retrieves those coded electrons as directed by a person (or a program written by a person). … Continue reading →

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Are we literally livin’ in cyber space?

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Steve Simms

I recently saw a PBS documentary that suggested that if we were living in a video game we would be convinced that we and everything around us is real. However the only real thing about cyber space is the information and directions … Continue reading →

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Heart-fire

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Steve Simms

We need God’s heart-fire! Christianity is much more than a mind informed about the Bible. It’s a heart continually ablaze with the presence of the living, risen Jesus Christ! Are you in a relationship with the living, risen Jesus? There’s nothing … Continue reading →

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Should we go all the way with “born that way?”

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Steve Simms

I believe that human beings are born with a deep longing for God and that we never outgrow it (even though we sometimes redirect it).  Wherever you find people you find religion and ritual — some form of attempting to … Continue reading →

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