Monthly Archives: April 2019

The One Minute Easter Service

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Steve Simms

Short on time? Celebrate Easter with a quick, one minute service.

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Easter Requiem For Church As Usual

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Steve Simms

Members of Christ’s body meet, Gagged and bound (hand and heart), By tradition, protocol, and hierarchy. They’re not allowed to be doers, But are lined up in rows as hearers only, Gathered to be restrained, Not permitted to freely speak … Continue reading →

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Palm Sunday as it really happened (not as it’s talked about in church)

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Steve Simms

Palm Sunday wasn’t a lecture by a religious professional but rather spontaneous declarations of praise by everyday people. It was everyday people celebrating the presence of the living Jesus, not a religious talk about Jesus in the past. Palm Sunday … Continue reading →

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Some Simmering Simmsisms

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Steve Simms

When wrong is called right and right is called wrong, moral confusion soon comes along. Don’t let your life be directed by happenstance, but by a holy stance! Much of what we experience and how we feel today will be … Continue reading →

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Rethinking freedom — what is it?

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Steve Simms

Freedom includes the right to disagree with people’s ideas, statements, choices, and lifestyles. However, it doesn’t give us a right to mistreat people. When how things are described becomes more important than how things really are, deception sets in. None … Continue reading →

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Fruity rivers of living water (an inner smoothie)

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Steve Simms

The fruit of the Spirit (love, joy, etc.) can’t be taught by sermons, but will spontaneously flow from a heart aglow with Christ. Church can confine us with strings of outward obligation. Christ want to free us to flow with … Continue reading →

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The ultimate death penalty?

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Steve Simms

Racism is wrong. So is prenatalism. Humanity shouldn’t be mistreated because of skin color or because of living in a womb. Both the left and the right support a death penalty. The right for those convicted of horrible crimes. The … Continue reading →

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Can a sermon be a Sunday morning religious lullaby?

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Steve Simms

Church is like a religious lullaby, too often putting Christians to sleep. Attending church requires nothing but passivity. That doesn’t sound like a great plan for Christian spiritual growth. Church services say to people; “We don’t need your input, just … Continue reading →

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Can love & ethics go together?

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Steve Simms

Having strong moral character used to be appreciated and called integrity. Now it’s often condemned and called intolerance and judgment. Ethics is about doing the right thing, not about doing whatever you want to and then calling it the right … Continue reading →

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People are often like an out-of-control Boeing 737 Max

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Steve Simms

If you won’t get yourself under control, your unrestrained human nature will miss you up. Unrestrained human nature is like an out-of-control Boeing 737 Max. (Two of them crashed because of software problems, an Indonesian one and an Egyptian one.) … Continue reading →

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