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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!

Jesus leads a world-wide theocracy — the body of Christ

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Steve Simms

Too many sermons tell people what they want to hear, instead of telling them what they need to hear. As churches go further into entertainment and error, it’s vital for Christ-followers to surrender to the Spirit and stay in the … Continue reading →

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Lively spectacles or liturgical spectators

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Steve Simms

If Christianity doesn’t cause people to feel deeply and passionately about Jesus, it’s not the Christianity of the Bible. Jesus wants His people to be fired-up spectacles of His glory, not religious spectators of His story. Jesus promised His presence … Continue reading →

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Jeepers Creepers (a light-hearted poem)

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Steve Simms

Jeepers Creepers (a light-hearted poem)People trend to beSpiritual spelunkers, Cave creatures, Creeping through darkness Avoiding God’s light.

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Quick thoughts for strength and power

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Steve Simms

If you win with a guilty conscience, deep down, you know you really lost. Pride isn’t strength. It’s a bluff to cover-up weakness. True strength often comes in disguises: kindness, compassion, tears, forgiveness, vulnerabliity, humility, and openness. Strong people aren’t … Continue reading →

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We can’t program the wind (of the Holy Spirit)

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Steve Simms

I love it when Christ-followers meet together like pinwheels and let the wind of the Holy Spirit freely move them and direct them. Then I see clear demonstrations of Jesus’ presence and power among them as they minister to one … Continue reading →

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Red and yellow, black and white–there’s no color supremacy!

Posted on July 7, 2019 by Steve Simms

The idea that one skin color outranks another is myth, manipulation, and madness. Skin-color has nothing to do with the quality of a human being. Absolutely nothing! To call a certain skin color unacceptable and use it as justification for … Continue reading →

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Good person? Good God!

Posted on July 7, 2019 by Steve Simms

People who say, “I’m a good person,” may be giving themselves a pass. They’re probably overlooking many things that they have thought, said or done. No one is good but God! When feelings dominate behavior, life becomes an enslaver, holding … Continue reading →

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The truest patriotism

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Steve Simms

The truest patriotism is to treat everyone with the eternal values of freedom, equality, and justice, stated in American documents. All nations are temporary forms of government that exist for days, years, generations, or centuries, and then vanish away. However, … Continue reading →

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Can I say that? Oops, I just did!

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Steve Simms

I’ve never been content with repetitive religion that seems to stay at the same level every week. Give me ever increasing fire. When political parties are polarized and continually threatening each other, democracy declines into a mudslinging tug-of-war. Freedom of … Continue reading →

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Words paint 1,000 pictures . . .

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Steve Simms

Words are brush strokes that can decorate your soul with beauty or stain it with blight. You’re the painter. Words paint a thousand pictures on our soul, yet we hear and say them so carelessly.

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