Monthly Archives: December 2021

Wellbeing, well-thinking, & well-doing

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Steve Simms

If we’re being driven by our thoughts, desires, and emotions, we’ve given up our self-control. If we resist negative mood swings, it’s harder for our emotions to push us around. Life is full of both reasons for sadness and reasons … Continue reading →

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Unofficial thoughts that reach beyond the superficial

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Steve Simms

This is unofficial,But between artificialAnd superficial,Life today is fickle. As humans, if we won’t be completely honest, we won’t be completely rational. Either way we engage in some degree of deception by twisting and/or hiding the truth. Why consider Jesus? … Continue reading →

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Guacamole & a roly-poly

Posted on December 5, 2021 by Steve Simms

I was eating quacamole And thought about A roly-poly, The tiny bug That rolls into a ball. Then I slowly Began to realize, I haven’t seen a lowly Little roly-poly Since I was a child. Did they go extinct Or … Continue reading →

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God’s lifesaving incision

Posted on December 5, 2021 by Steve Simms

God wants to make a lifesaving incision in your heart, not to fill your head with precision. When your heart hears God speak over you, it’s a moment you never get over. Preachers try to describe Jesus, to dissect Him, … Continue reading →

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Rekindle the joy of being alive.

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Steve Simms

Many people give up on spontaneous, inner joy. They try to replace it with programmed, outer entertainment or a chemical high. What you’re doing behind your eyes (on the inside) impacts your life more than what you see going on … Continue reading →

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Violence & abortion

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Steve Simms

It takes more courage to respond to a threat with kindness and compassion than with anger or violence. Kindness hinders violence. It’s hard to be violent to people who are showing you heart-felt compassion. Acts of violence are attempts to … Continue reading →

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Don’t know much about CRT, but I do know . . .

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Steve Simms

I’ve never read CRT and never taken a class on it. I only know about it through social media, so I’m sure my knowledge of it isn’t very accurate. However, for many decades, I’ve searched American history to learn about … Continue reading →

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To feel good, tinker with your thinker

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Steve Simms

Unhealthy thoughts are common, storming me from without and roaring from within. The more I refute and reject them, the better I feel. Make healthy choices about both what you put in your body and what you put in your … Continue reading →

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“Let him hear what the Spirit is saying . . .”

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Steve Simms

A sermon that doesn’t help you hear God for yourself makes you dependent on a man. If Christians meetTo focus on and seekThe risen Jesus,God’s SpiritWill speakWithin them. Search: Beyond Church Ekklesia.

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Prince Charles calls out “the appalling atrocity of slavery” (the human zoo of history)

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Steve Simms

On November 30, 2021, I was at the Nashville Zoo which is housed on the Grassmere Plantation. As I walked the grounds, I noticed a quarters where human beings were housed in chattel slavery and treated like animals. I saw … Continue reading →

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