Monthly Archives: December 2018

The Happy New Year Myth

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Steve Simms

Until you train yourself to be happy inside, a New Year will never make you happy. Life goes better when you grow and mature through all your New Years, not just maintain the same ole orbit around them. A happy … Continue reading →

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Beyond spiritual compromise

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Steve Simms

A clean heart doesn’t speak with a dirty mouth. Wise eyes recognize evil’s disguise and don’t compromise with its lies. To compromise with lies is to choose deception rather than reality, fables instead of facts. A compromised conscience collapses into … Continue reading →

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Amazing testimonies are being silenced by churches!

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Steve Simms

Most churches are full of people with amazing testimonies about what Christ has done. Perhaps we should let them speak up. One of the best ways to be prophetic is to share how you met Jesus. “The testimony of Jesus … Continue reading →

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What if there’s a more effective way of doing church and we’re not seeing it?

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Steve Simms

Christians could become stronger if we turned church services into ministry practice for all who attend. Have you ever been to a listen to Jesus meeting–where believers come together, listen to Jesus, and do what He says? Christianity is supernatural interaction … Continue reading →

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Don’t make Christmas memories

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Steve Simms

Don’t just make Christmas memories. Make Jesus’ birth something that daily touches your heart and directs your life. The purpose of the Christmas holidays is to give Jesus praise. “O Come Let Us Adore Him.” Perhaps the best way to … Continue reading →

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Why “Off the RACE Track” is Patriotic

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Steve Simms

The Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag calls for “liberty and justice for all.” Off the RACE Track does too. The Declaration of Independence declares, “all men (people) are created equal.” So does Off the RACE Track. The National Anthem calls America … Continue reading →

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Considering Christ & conscience

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Steve Simms

It’s hard to feel right when you do wrong. For me, a conscience-following lifestyle is much more fun than a guilt-producing lifestyle. A violated conscience clamors for correction, crying out for you to make things right. A person without a … Continue reading →

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Were the Christmas shepherds drunk (in the Spirit)?

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Steve Simms

I think the shepherds who saw the herald angels were drunk in the Holy Spirit on Christmas Day. There’s no high like the Most High!

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The illogical labels of “black” & “white”

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Steve Simms

In America, someone of mixed blood is called “black” instead of “white” or “mixed.” Isn’t that racist? The false labeling of mixed (black and white) people as “black” goes back to the slavery and Jim Crow racist lie that “one … Continue reading →

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Grow some happiness

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Steve Simms

If you don’t learn how to grow happiness inside of your heart, you won’t find it anywhere you go and nothing you get can produce it. Life goes better when you go better! Don’t just say the same. Improve your conversation … Continue reading →

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