Monthly Archives: July 2022

Living on eagle time

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Steve Simms

–Be an inner eagle–There are uplifting currentsHidden in your mindAnd undetected in your heart,Thoughts of hopeAnd rising streamsOf inner warmth,That can lift your spiritAnd keep it highLike an eagleSailing on the invisibleUpdrafts of the sky.Extend your inner wings wideAnd begin … Continue reading →

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Letting go of religious crutches so you can walk with Jesus

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Steve Simms

When the risen Jesus is vibrant and living inside of you, you don’t need crutches. Let them go! It’s not surprising that unbelievers reject the resurrection of Jesus, but it’s shocking that so many Christians still cling to crutches and … Continue reading →

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An abortion doesn’t mean that a discarded prenatal life wasn’t valuable, but that it wasn’t valued.

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Steve Simms

When a lifeIsn’t chosenTo go from prenatalTo the cradle,It’s fatal. Safe abortion is never safe for the innocent human life that it takes. Replacing prenatal care with prenatal worthlessness greatly devalues all human life.

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Jesus will help you take care of your mind & inflate the value of all human life!

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Steve Simms

One area where inflation is needed is in the perceived value of all stages of human life. Let’s inflate the value of all human life! If you don’t operate your computer wisely, it won’t function properly. The same is true … Continue reading →

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The unnoticed messages in my unplanned selfie . . .

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Steve Simms

While I was working on my book, Elephants INspiring The Room, my wife and I stayed for a week in Foley, Alabama (near Gulf Shores). When we headed north to start home, just a few blocks from where we were … Continue reading →

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Should church ditch the classroom model and put prayer back in church?

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Steve Simms

The classroom modelOf Christianity,Based on teaching,Study, and lecturesAbout religious topics,Is far removedFrom the relational modelBased on hearing,Interacting with,And obeyingThe risen JesusIn communityThat is led byAnd focused onHis continual presence. Heart-connection requires spontaneity. It can’t be programmed. When church doesn’t allow … Continue reading →

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Celebrating true freedom on the 4th

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Steve Simms

Until we’re no longer in bondage to controlling thoughts, desires, and emotions, we’re not fully free. The freedom to be controlled and dominated by desires isn’t freedom at all. When desire replace logic and self-control, freedom disappears. If we proudly … Continue reading →

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Christians, stop acting like Jesus is dead!

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Steve Simms

If there’s anybody in the world who doesn’t need to be institutionalized, it’s the living, resurrected Jesus Christ! A dead Jesus needs religious institutions to keep His memory alive, but a relationship with the living Jesus is ever vibrant. To … Continue reading →

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32nd Anniversary

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Steve Simms

Three decades And two years ago I said, “I do,” And entered into A life-long commitment With a woman named Ernie, Who had captured my heart With her kindness and joy. We’ve been through many Of life’s ups and downs … Continue reading →

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The Everywhere Jesus . . .

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Steve Simms

Following ChristIsn’t for special places.It’s time forEverywhere worship,Everywhere prayer,Everywhere discipleship,Everywhere surrenderTo the leadershipOf the living, present Jesus! Wherever you goThe everywhere JesusIs already thereEven when you’reUnaware. You don’t need to go to church to have a conversation with the everywhere … Continue reading →

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