Monthly Archives: June 2019

Two consenting adults

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Steve Simms

It is said that two consenting adults can’t do wrong together. However, to consent to wrong is wrong. Two consenting adults can do wrong together, even privately. Adultery’s an example.

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Actively hearing God’s voice — His comments inside you

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Steve Simms

Sometimes a comment will flash out of nowhere into your mind’s sky and the words will flame in your heart. That’s God’s voice! Sermon hearing trains Christians to be passive. Now some preachers are telling people that grace means it’s … Continue reading →

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What’s it all about? Life’s meaning . . .

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Steve Simms

If the universe was meaningless, nothing would mean anything. There would be nothing of meaning for our mind to apprehend. However, without a sense of God’s presence, life can feel like meaningless existence. Drunkenness celebrates life as meaningless. Faith in … Continue reading →

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Their are rong waze to spell & their are rong waze to live.

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Steve Simms

Curiosity points in many directions. We can follow it to godliness or to evil. Their are rong waze to spell and their are rong waze to live. Everybody believes in right and wrong. When we are mistreated, our first impulse … Continue reading →

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Unorganized faith (a very short poem)

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Steve Simms

I love unorganized faith That freely flows From people’s hearts, Instead of programs.

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It’s not unloving to kindly speak your conscience!

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Steve Simms

Love continues to care about people when they advocate and/or do things you disapprove of. When people are shamed and/or bullied into saying they approve of things they believe are wrong, freedom of conscience is destroyed. It’s not unloving to … Continue reading →

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Pentecost — O, what a day! What a lifestyle! Tongues!

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Steve Simms

On Pentecost, the Holy Spirit broke the bonds of religious control and energized the disciples to praise God like they were drunk. Cheers! (On Pentecost, Christ’s followers were so full of the Spirit, they spoke in languages they didn’t know … Continue reading →

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God friended me (and you). Why unfriend Him?

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Steve Simms

God friended me (and you). Why unfriend Him? Don’t let lies lay around in your thinking & muddle your mind. Ask God to shine His light on them. You can unfriend God but you can’t block Him. God always sees … Continue reading →

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Thoughts to calibrate pride

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Steve Simms

Some of my thoughts about pride: When people are open and honest with each other, pride melts away and is replaced by heart-felt love and compassion. Pride and conscience can’t work side by side. One always overrides the other. Pride … Continue reading →

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Religious thought or supernatural relevation?

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Steve Simms

Church focuses too much on religious explanations and not enough on ongoing interaction with the risen Jesus. Theology is religious thought. Revelation is direct perception of God. If we neglect to observe what the Lord is doing in our heart, … Continue reading →

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