Monthly Archives: July 2019

Can I say that? Oops, I just did!

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Steve Simms

I’ve never been content with repetitive religion that seems to stay at the same level every week. Give me ever increasing fire. When political parties are polarized and continually threatening each other, democracy declines into a mudslinging tug-of-war. Freedom of … Continue reading →

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Words paint 1,000 pictures . . .

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Steve Simms

Words are brush strokes that can decorate your soul with beauty or stain it with blight. You’re the painter. Words paint a thousand pictures on our soul, yet we hear and say them so carelessly.

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Much instruction & little implementation call for a “Jesus surge”

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Steve Simms

Much instruction and little implementation make Christianity a dull endeavor. Tell me and I forget, even if you preach to me weekly. Help me implement biblical revelation and I’ll be a daring doer of the word. Lectures about electricity won’t … Continue reading →

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War? Thinking it through . . .

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Steve Simms

If a famous American general can say, “War is hell,” the rest of us should be able to also look at war in an honest, non-nationalistic way. Here are a few of my original thoughts about war. If you think … Continue reading →

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Exciting insights about “church” (reading Ephesians 5 & 6 as written to a group, not just to an individual)

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Steve Simms

Ephesians 5 says that the assembly of Christ-followers (church) “submits to Christ” as “the head.” I believe that Christ wants to literally, personally head-up every Christian gathering by inwardly promopting individuals to say & do what He tells them to. … Continue reading →

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