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About Steve Simms

I like to look and think outside the box. In college I encountered Jesus Christ and I have been passionate about trying to get to know Him better ever since. My wife and I long to see the power and passion of the first Christ-followers come to life in our time. I have written a book about our experiences in non-traditional church, called, "Beyond Church: An Invitation To Experience The Lost Word Of The Bible--Ekklesia." If you need encouragement, search for: Elephants Encouraging The Room and/or check out my Amazon author page. Thank you!

The answer, my friend, isn’t blowin’ people up in the wind

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Steve Simms

Insecure people feel threatened. People who feel threatened often turn to insults and violence. It’s hard to “love your enemies” while you’re killing them. Bob Dylan wrote: “How many ears must one man have before he can hear people cry?” … Continue reading →

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2/22/22 thoughts

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Steve Simms

Thru out the day, for about 7 years, I’ve seen numbers repeated multiple times. (Today it’s 2/22/22.) They remind me God is working. I’m continually inspired to write things that people don’t particularly want to hear. The sound of someone … Continue reading →

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Without inner stillness, we overlook inspiring elephants in the room

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Steve Simms

Stillness let’sInner quietComfort the soul.Will you? There’s much insight in inner stillness; little in ongoing anxiety. Silence is a sweet sound that can give solace to your soul. Restlessness and stillness never nestle up together. It’s difficult not to always … Continue reading →

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Why do people reject Jesus?

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Steve Simms

Pride cause humans to ignore and/or reject the risen Jesus. We’d rather have a faraway Jesus in Heaven (or a sweet one stationed inside a church building) who doesn’t interfere with our self-will, instead of the present, living Lord who … Continue reading →

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Antiwar quotes from MLK during America’s Black History Month as White people threaten war on White people (Russia threatens Ukraine)

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Steve Simms

“We must find an alternative to war and bloodshed.” “Instead of eliminating evil, violence multiplies it.” “Be the peace you wish to see in the world.” “I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in … Continue reading →

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War’s “rat-a-tat-tat”

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Steve Simms

All’s unfair in warfare.Here’s the deal.It all depends on peopleObeying orders to kill. Combat isCompetitiveCruelty.Bombardment isMercilessBlasting. War is hating And killing people Based on their nationality. It’s compassionless Irrationality. War is portrayed As kill or be killed, But it’s really … Continue reading →

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Black History isn’t CRT. It’s R-U-Willing2C? Happy Black History Month 2022!

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Steve Simms

Racial healing must have truth as its foundation. The longer we ignore or deny the cruelty in our past, the more we delay healing. A great nation doesn’t hide the misdeeds of its past. Truthfulness about history matters to it. … Continue reading →

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I was prompted to think about promptings

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Steve Simms

I was reading through Proverbs when a prompting to instead read Galatians chapter five came to my mind. I acted on the prompting. As I read the chapter, the words on the page prompted these thoughts in my heart. True … Continue reading →

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Nations love warfare folly. Now Russia’s threatening it.

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Steve Simms

Currently Russia is bringing to light the human tendency to embrace warfare folly–the madness of militarism. Almost 200,000 young people are camping near Ukraine, ready to kill innocent people and be killed, if told to do so. People dressed to … Continue reading →

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The cross on the wall or the Cross that knocks down walls

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Steve Simms

Institutional Christianity hangs a Cross on the wall. Experiential Christianity obeys the call of Christ hanging on the Cross. Christians don’t need to see a cross on a wall. We need to personally experience the Cross of Christ ruling our … Continue reading →

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