These elephants want to inspire you! Search Amazon for: Elephants INspiring The Room.
https://amzn.to/3aTGNe6-
Join 1,086 other subscribers
Beyond Church: An Invitation To Experience The Lost Word Of The Bible
Top Posts & Pages
- Learn to Live in a Glorious Moment
- Meditations during Mental Health Awareness Month
- Thoughts about talking in tongues
- Did Einstein contradict himself? Is E = MC2 an oxymoron?
- Uh Hum . . . What The Bible Says About Interrupting Church
- Quantum Church Is A Leap Into Another Form Of Reality
- Bible heroes were ordinary people (Moses stuttered)
- Who's My #1 Greatest American? William Lloyd Garrison
- Religion Is Ritual -- Faith Is Fire (How John Wesley Caught On Fire For God))
- Anybody like repeating words after a preacher?
-
Recent Posts
- 37207
- America
- American history
- antiracism
- Berry Street
- Beyond Church
- Bible
- black history
- Body of Christ
- book
- books
- Christianity
- Christian spirituality
- Christ in you
- Christ in you the hope of glory
- Christmas
- church
- church history
- conscience
- dailyprompt
- discipleship
- ekklesia
- ethics
- evil
- experience
- faith
- forgiveness
- freedom
- God
- heart
- history
- Holy Spirit
- hope
- house church
- Jesus
- Jesus Christ
- kingdom of God
- leadership
- led by the Spirit
- life
- love
- mental health
- morality
- Nashville
- New Testament
- organic church
- peace
- people
- poem
- politics
- power
- prayer
- preaching
- priesthood of the believer
- quotations
- quote
- quotes
- race
- read
- recovery
- religion
- revival
- Romans 8:14
- Salvation Army
- sermons
- simple church
- spiritual
- spiritual awakening
- spiritual formation
- spiritual growth
- spirituality
- spiritual warfare
- Tennessee
- The Salvation Army
- worship
Archives
- May 2026
- April 2026
- March 2026
- February 2026
- January 2026
- December 2025
- November 2025
- October 2025
- September 2025
- August 2025
- July 2025
- June 2025
- May 2025
- April 2025
- March 2025
- February 2025
- January 2025
- December 2024
- November 2024
- October 2024
- September 2024
- August 2024
- July 2024
- June 2024
- May 2024
- April 2024
- March 2024
- February 2024
- January 2024
- December 2023
- November 2023
- October 2023
- September 2023
- August 2023
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
Author Archives: Steve Simms
Who to follow?
People who intentionally deny and/or distort the truth to manipulate others shouldn’t be trusted. If you want to follow someone who won’t lie to you or let you down, follow the living, resurrected Jesus Christ! When Christians (or churches) support … Continue reading
Does “the church” even exist?
Many Christians praise Luther and Calvin leaving Catholicism, but don’t like people suggesting reforming (or leaving) church today. In reality, “the church” doesn’t exist. Instead there are many thousands of denominations and independent churches that disagree. However, the body of … Continue reading
Do you ever cuss to be kind, polite, or humble?
Cussing is unkind, disrespectful, and arrogant. (Nobody cusses to be kind, polite, and humble.) To use profanity is to prefer bitter words instead of better words. Kindness is greatness and you can’t cuss kindness into existance. Know and respect your … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged adult language, cussing, immature language, kindness, mature language, profanity, speech, swear words, swearing, words have power
Leave a comment
Honest history shows that greatness without kindness is counterfeit.
Perhaps it’s time for history to stop repeating itself. Let’s begin to discover the hidden or ignored events that we need to know about. For example: For many generations in American history, darker skin color was labeled as a bad … Continue reading
Self-love refuses to align with God’s love
Following self-love isn’t the same thing as following God’s love. Idealism and utopia are not impossible dreams, but glimpses of how far we have fallen from the kingdom of God. To be Spirit-led is to let the living Jesus, Himself, … Continue reading
Black history tries to equalize American history
Black History Month is an attempt to begin to equalize American history — to tell the whole story and not just the parts of history that have been selected to make us look good. All Americans need to know the … Continue reading
Head full of theology or heart full of love & holiness?
A head full of theology can never take the place of a heart full of love, compassion, and holiness. Jesus is so great and puts me is such a high state, I don’t need anything else for a buzz! There’s … Continue reading
Why “Fight like hell,” when you can fight like Heaven?
People like to, “Fight like hell,” and to embrace destructive conflict. However, fighting like Heaven can turn enemies into friends.When someone uses bullying, force, intimidation, and manipulation to get his way, it usually comes back at him. Christians are called … Continue reading
Are your spiritual notifications turned on?
When it comes to God’s voice, it’s easy to have your notifications turned off. Try not to do that. Sin is what pushes the “power off” button in your spiritual life. Pride also breaks our connection to God’s power. “God … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Free Gas for Your Think Tank -- Short Reflections, Lasting Encouragement 