Monthly Archives: January 2024

I’m scared to interrupt a church service (like the Bible says to do)

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Steve Simms

“If a revelation comes to someone who is sitting down, the first speaker should stop. For you can all prophesy in turn so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged.” (1 Corinthians 14:30-31.) This is one of the most ignored Scriptures … Continue reading →

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Why do I complain about church?

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Steve Simms

I frequently express dissatisfaction with church. I don’t do it to irritate people (even though people let me know that it does irritate them). I do it because the risen Jesus is so much more stupendous than a structured, human-controlled … Continue reading →

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Christians are called to internalize Christ, not to institutionalize Him.

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Steve Simms

Without ongoing awareness of and attunement to the presence of “Christ in you,” Christians live as if Jesus is located some other place. That’s why we feel like we need another authority figure to instruct us and a religious structure … Continue reading →

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I’d thank the person who bought me the ticket.

Posted on January 28, 2024 by Steve Simms

The odds are stacked and packed against winning the lottery. You might win a little bit of seed money here and there, enough get you hooked into the deceptive hope of hundreds of millions of dollars. However, if you don’t … Continue reading →

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Books That Inspire Kindness And Compassion

Posted on January 27, 2024 by Steve Simms

O how humanity needs books (and other media) that touch the heart and inspire kindness and compassion. Those are the books I want to read. I seek them out and devour them. Decades of reading books like that help fill … Continue reading →

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My Parents’ Tradition of Not Going to Church

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Steve Simms

I grew up in a place and time called the Bible Belt where the majority of people had a family tradition of going to church, but my parents didn’t. Adults would often ask them, “Where do you go to church?” … Continue reading →

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Go To Hope!

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Steve Simms

Leisure time is a great opportunity to divert your focus away from stress, anxiety, hopelessness, and despair. There are so many enjoyable activities that can be diversions from the inner pain we carry day by day. However, I’ve discovered that … Continue reading →

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A Wake-Up Call For Y’all

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Steve Simms

There’s a blog I read daily. It’s called “Wake-Up Call.” It’s published by a group called Seedbed that is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee and is very close to my home in Nashville. However, I’ve never gotten around to visiting Seedbed’s … Continue reading →

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Lines That Roar From Within Me

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Steve Simms

If you think that you have all of Jesus that you need, you don’t! Seek Him. Remember and openly declare what Jesus has done in you and for you! I stay excited about life because of what Jesus has done … Continue reading →

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My Fun Five (And Two Bonuses)

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Steve Simms

When people are taught about God before they have encountered the risen Jesus Christ, they have head knowledge but don’t know how to be led by the Spirit. To be led by God’s Spirit we must be aware of, attentive … Continue reading →

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