Monthly Archives: October 2025

Currently My Favorite Hobby is Language Learning

Posted on October 5, 2025 by Steve Simms

My favorite hobby is language acquisition without memorization. I have discovered that languages are most effectively acquired not by lecture style lessons or by memorizing vocabulary, verb conjugations, and grammar rules. They are acquired by great persistence and tremendous exposure. … Continue reading →

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Freedom From Undue Dependance on Possessions

Posted on October 4, 2025 by Steve Simms

Possessions can weigh us down and distract us from more important things in life like inner peace, family relationships, justice, concern for people in need, or faith. It’s wonderful to be free from undue dependance on possessions. Jesus sent His … Continue reading →

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Different Words Can Help Us See Things More Accurately

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Steve Simms

The thoughts and wordsThat you think and sayWill either lift your upOr they will weighYou down. In the NIV version of the English Bible the translators quote Jesus as saying: “Don’t be afraid. Just believe.” (Mark 5:36) We’ve all have … Continue reading →

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I Feel Out of Place in Church

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Steve Simms

Week after weekSermons scatter seedsWhen preachers quoteFrom the Bible.But those seeds won’t growIn people’s heartsWithout living waterFrom God’s SpiritThat empowers peopleAnd prompts them to doWhat God tells them to.(John 7:38-39) Church should beSomething you doNot just somethingYou sit through.Let Christians … Continue reading →

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Some Things Don’t Require a Computer

Posted on October 1, 2025 by Steve Simms

There is a guideWho knows the way.Let Him lead youThroughout each day.When you are weakHe is so strong.Follow along.(Romans 8:14 and2 Corinthians 12:8-10) Beauty is revealed when flowers open up to the sun. It’s also revealed when people humbly open … Continue reading →

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