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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!

Considering Christ & conscience

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Steve Simms

It’s hard to feel right when you do wrong. For me, a conscience-following lifestyle is much more fun than a guilt-producing lifestyle. A violated conscience clamors for correction, crying out for you to make things right. A person without a … Continue reading →

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Were the Christmas shepherds drunk (in the Spirit)?

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Steve Simms

I think the shepherds who saw the herald angels were drunk in the Holy Spirit on Christmas Day. There’s no high like the Most High!

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The illogical labels of “black” & “white”

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Steve Simms

In America, someone of mixed blood is called “black” instead of “white” or “mixed.” Isn’t that racist? The false labeling of mixed (black and white) people as “black” goes back to the slavery and Jim Crow racist lie that “one … Continue reading →

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Grow some happiness

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Steve Simms

If you don’t learn how to grow happiness inside of your heart, you won’t find it anywhere you go and nothing you get can produce it. Life goes better when you go better! Don’t just say the same. Improve your conversation … Continue reading →

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Cussing — it ain’t good for you! (Or your hearers.)

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Steve Simms

Using profanity ambushes you (and your hearers) with negative and self-esteem-destroying thoughts and emotions. Cussing fills your life (and your hearers) with the same destructive words, repeated over and over. Normalizing profanity is normalizing publicly spewed crudeness, rudeness, and lewdness. … Continue reading →

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Michael Andretti’s racetracks quote

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Steve Simms

“Running on different types of racetracks is challenging.” -Michael Andretti America’s race track has taken us in circles for centuries. To get beyond the race tracks: In the midst of divisiveness, search for the image of God in the people … Continue reading →

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+-Following Jesus is a long haul, not a quick fix.

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Steve Simms

Lite year: 365 days with little or no personal or spiritual growth–the road to incessant immaturity. Life goes better if we avoid lite years and instead open our hearts to God’s light. Don’t go through life at the speed of … Continue reading →

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Elvis, Tupelo, & race

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Steve Simms

My mother grew up poor in Tupelo, Mississippi, next door to Elvis. In spite of the strong Jim Crow (forced segregation) laws, they played with both black and white kids. My Southern parents raised me in Arkansas and Tennessee and … Continue reading →

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Christian lectures? Or a demonstration of Christ?

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Steve Simms

To focus on a man’s talk rather than on Christ’s presence is to settle for a 2nd-hand account instead of a 1st-hand experience. Instead of listening to lectures about Jesus, perhaps Christians could passionately demonstrate our love for and obedience … Continue reading →

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Never buy enough (be enough)

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Steve Simms

You can never buy enough physical things to make up for inner emptiness. Don’t settle for incomplete shopping: “With all your getting get understanding.” –Proverbs 4:7 An abundance of stuff has failed to “Make America kind within.” Greatness exudes kindness … Continue reading →

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