Monthly Archives: January 2017

Mental apps have terms & conditions

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Steve Simms

Be careful what apps you allow to be installed in your psyche! Don’t accept everything that pops up in your mental app store. When a tormenting app pops up in your mind, don’t agree with its terms & conditions. If … Continue reading →

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Humble, heart to heart connections

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Steve Simms

When you connect heart to heart with people; love looks beyond your differences. Perhaps church could meet to let people connect heart to heart and to apply what they they already know about God and His love. The Call To Worship could be: … Continue reading →

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How church can grow into the mature body of Christ.

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Steve Simms

We live in a time when millions of Christ-followers are leaving church because they long to see the risen Jesus directing His body and because they are weary of complying with religious systems. Some are meeting in small groups. Others … Continue reading →

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Are the Beatitudes shock words?

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Steve Simms

1) It takes both deeply-felt humility and great courage to let God rule & run your life. (“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.”) God is like a window but because of our pridefulness, we … Continue reading →

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21st century proverbs: “So many words, so little love language.”

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Steve Simms

So many words; so little love language. Hope = Having Ongoing Positive Expectations. Emotional pain’s an alarm letting you know that you’re ignoring faith, hope, & love. Greatness & meanness are opposites. Combativeness creates defensiveness & disunity. As an alternative … Continue reading →

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Inauguration Day Thoughts: When you can’t see the light, it may be behind you.

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Steve Simms

Meanness & kindness are both boomerangs. Which will you throw? Persistent kindness melts away meanness. Try it and see. Returning kindness for hostility; is disarming. When you don’t see much kindness; break the tread & do something kind! Kindness & joy … Continue reading →

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Google in your soul

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Steve Simms

When I Googled in my soul, I found these thoughts: A radiant hope, riding in your chest, makes life delightful! Catch a wave of hope rolling through your heart and ride it all the way to joy. Don’t give up … Continue reading →

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Quoting my thoughts

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Steve Simms

These thoughts went from my mind to meet you online. Sometimes I quote others, but these are some self-quotes Thanks for browsing through them. Jesus is available to you. Are you available to Him? Jesus’ first message was “Repent,” meaning turn … Continue reading →

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Encountering Reality in the ER

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Steve Simms

No human is fully awake to the love and relationship that God has for her/him. Scripture says God is able to do “exceeding abundantly above all we can ask or think.” It also says “Awake you that sleep.” I recently … Continue reading →

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Party like Christ is real (& present)

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Steve Simms

Christianity’s a lifestyle of passionate love for and growing obedience to Christ! People want parties to be extemporaneous, not stuffy. Why not church? We understand people getting impassioned about so many things. Why not Christ? A mind-made message, enters your mind; but … Continue reading →

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