Monthly Archives: December 2025

No Room for Nostalgia

Posted on December 31, 2025 by Steve Simms

There’s no room for nostalgia when every day is thrilling, healing, and joy revealing. How can you live every day like that? Recognize Christ in You (Jesus Himself) You can know many thingsThat Jesus said and didBut knowing about themIsn’t … Continue reading →

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A Relationship with God the Holy Spirit is Heavenly

Posted on December 30, 2025 by Steve Simms

How to Wake Up to Christ’s Presence Where Christ’s presence is being ignored, God the Holy Spirit is being quenched. (Luke 10:38-42) Both individuals and churches can quench the Spirit. However, the Bible plainly says not to quench the Spirit … Continue reading →

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Team Jesus (“That Whosoever Believes in Him”)

Posted on December 29, 2025 by Steve Simms

Those words from the world-famous John 3:16 Bible verse are an open invitation for any human being to trust in, rely on, depend on, have confidence in, and keep their faith in the living resurrected Jesus Christ. The belief in … Continue reading →

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God’s Search Optimization (It’s Way Beyond Politics)

Posted on December 28, 2025 by Steve Simms

Optimize God’s mercy and grace in your life. (James 4:6) Wake up to God’s spiritual search optimization. (Matthew 6:33) Optimize your relationship with God. (James 4:8)Optimize your relationship God the Father. (John 4:23)Optimize your relationship with Jesus, God the Son. … Continue reading →

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Beyond Merely Studying to Freely Experiencing

Posted on December 27, 2025 by Steve Simms

How to Wake Up to Living Water All study with little or no direct experience with the risen Jesus makes Christianity boring. Is there a more powerful approach to the Gospel? Yes, indeed. Living water, rushing rivers, can be studied … Continue reading →

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I Desire So Much More Than an Awesome Car

Posted on December 26, 2025 by Steve Simms

Wake Up to (Godly) Desire To truly know Jesus, you must desire to continually encounter and interact with Him. It’s not enough just to think about Him or study about Him or hear a religious talk about Him. That’s why … Continue reading →

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Creatively Thinking About Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2025 by Steve Simms

Christmas MaryGave Birth to Christ.Now the world saysMerry ChristmasBut doesn’t seeLord Jesus ChristWho came to savePeople from sins.Look beyond theGifts and food andDecorations.Take time to say,Happy birthday, Jesus!(Matthew 1:21) Eight days laterSimple SimeonWas Spirit-ledTo hold JesusIn his own arms.Then Simeon … Continue reading →

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Whata Influence!

Posted on December 24, 2025 by Steve Simms

There are so many influences in life. Much of those influences occur because of birth — who we are born to and in what culture and part of the world we are born and raised in. However, there is an … Continue reading →

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What I Found In Costa Rica

Posted on December 24, 2025 by Steve Simms

I’m always searching for Spirit-led, tenderhearted Christian community that clearly demonstrates (1 Corinthians 2:4) the reality of Immanuel — God with us. (Matthew 1:23) It’s rare and it’s fragile. Even when you find it, it can quickly vanish. I most … Continue reading →

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Every Year!

Posted on December 23, 2025 by Steve Simms

Train yourself to relyOn the firm realityAnd presence of God’s love,Not on pie in the sky.There is no need to tryTo find an alibiSo that you can denyThe bad things that you’ve done.Christ knowing all your sinLoved you enough to … Continue reading →

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