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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!

MCDA Is Fantastic News

MCDA — Make Christianity Discipleship Again. Jesus never made discipleship optional, but churches have. Christianity began as daily discipleship but gradually shifted into mere Sunday church attendance. Jesus told His first followers to go and make disciples, (Matthew 28:19-20) not … Continue reading

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The Everywhere God Has Captured My Interest

What’s posted on your social media accounts shows what’s written on your heart. It’s a window to your soul. How often do you post about being in love with the everywhere God? The everywhere God isn’t building bound. He’s not … Continue reading

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Candy is Dandy, But Discernment is Better

Deception tastes sweet like candy like your favorite candy. When discernment dies deception dominates. Test the spirits to see whether they are from God. (1 John 4:1-3) Seach the Scriptures daily. (Acts 17:11) Let God the Holy Spirit lead you … Continue reading

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Give Me A Break From Unwise Choices

In a culture That’s unwise Let your eyes Look beyond The routineTill you findThe wisdom That’s unseen. God wants His lightTo be a lampThat is brightIn your heart.To be wiseInternalizeTrue wisdom.Seek it out.Let your heartAbsorb itLike a sponge.It’s not enoughTo … Continue reading

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Invention and Technology Aren’t The Answer

What is life about? Neither knowledge, invention, technology, or AI have the answer to that question. God commanded Adam not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. (Genesis 2:17) The day that Adam and Eve … Continue reading

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A Joyful Heart Is My Ideal Day

“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” My ideal day is to have a joyful and grateful heart that is so contagious that I spread joy to everyone I meet. I have trained … Continue reading

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A Poetic Observation About Killing Fields

The killing fieldsOf war and wombsCould fill up tombsBut the bodiesAre torn apart,Scrambled like eggs. Killing humans, regardless of the excuses, is cruel and tragic.

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My Three in One Perspective on Life

My perspective on life is based on a timeless book that continually touches me deeply and transforms me from within. It is always training me to act, think, and speak in Father Alliance, Christ Reliance, and Spirit-Compliance.

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Word Monitoring Is Always on My To-Do List

For me word monitoring is a job that I never finish. I live surrounded by floods of words that are coming at me from all around and also from inside of me. Many of those words are harmful, misleading, false, … Continue reading

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What’s Cooking?

“What is it?” What is life? What is it all about? The answers are in the living bread. Eat the bread of direct revelation from the living God that comes to your heart every single day! (John 6:48-51) There is … Continue reading

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