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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!

95 Theses 4 Reformation #14: Disregard people’s social status, wealth, education, race, power, or the lack thereof.

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Steve Simms
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95 Theses for Reformation Day #12 & #13

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Steve Simms

95 Theses #12: The body of Christ is not an organization, but a spiritual organism! 95 Theses #13: Drop titles & allow everybody to interact with one another as equals before God.

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Why so much evil in the world? People like us.

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Steve Simms

Perhaps there is so much evil in the world because there is so much evil in our human hearts. That would mean that the key to reducing the evil in the world is to let the living Jesus override the evil … Continue reading →

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95 Theses 4 Reformation #11: Teach that spiritual authority comes from surrender to God, not from position or title.

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Steve Simms
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Skin color, statues, & stuff

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Steve Simms

Skin color’s a dumb thing to focus on! So much pain was released when it became a way of evaluating people. Let’s quit judging people by their “color.” Eye color, hair color, skin color; does any of it really matter? … Continue reading →

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Good is good all the time; but we’re not!

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Steve Simms

God is good all the time; but we humans aren’t. Let’s love each other anyway. It would be nice if church offered on the job training in hearing & obeying Jesus. Much of Jesus’ teaching can only be learned by doing … Continue reading →

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(Road to Reformation Day #500, Oct.31) 95 Theses #10: Receive all who have a heart to follow Christ, as brothers and sisters.

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Steve Simms
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For the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation — 95 Theses 4 Reformation #9: Drop the terms “clergy’ & “laity.”

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Steve Simms
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Have we systematized Christ’s symphony?

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Steve Simms

Jesus wants to conduct His symphony through an orchestra of ordinary people that the Bible calls, the body of Christ. Church gives the risen Jesus more opportunities to be the Conductor when everybody present is free to speak as prompted … Continue reading →

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Oct. 31 is the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Here are my “95 Theses 4 Reformation” #8: “Meet according to 1 Cor. 14:26.”

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Steve Simms
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