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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!

Cultivating and Savoring the Good Life in My Heart

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Steve Simms

A carefully cultivated flower garden has no weeds or unhealthy plants. It abounds with stunning beauty. The same ground left unattended becomes a thicket of invasive thorns, thistles, and other destructive undergrowth. The human heart is the same. Left unattended … Continue reading →

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I Choose to Wear Truth, Love, and Forgiveness Rather Than Tolerance

Posted on June 25, 2025 by Steve Simms

The inclusion of truth and mercy in day-to-day life takes us beyond mere tolerance to genuine love and forgiveness.Holy ExclusionToo much inclusionLeads to confusionOf truth and falsehood.It calls wrong right andSays that right is wrong.It’s an exclusionOf the freedom toFollow … Continue reading →

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I Strive to Stay Ever Focused on the Lordship of the Risen Jesus

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Steve Simms

To keep Jesus as my Lord (1 Corinthians 8:6)) requires the never-ending surrender of all else to Him. (John 20:28) My passion is to keep Christ alone as my cornerstone. Day and night, night and day, I seek to surrender … Continue reading →

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Comfort Zone Dismantling

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Steve Simms

The best self-care is to tear down the comfort zones that trap us in habits that ensnare us in self-destructive thoughts, words, desires, feelings, and behaviors. Personal and spiritual growth require that we tear down our comfort zones and reform … Continue reading →

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War Is Great Waste

Posted on June 22, 2025 by Steve Simms

War is a great waste of human life, wealth, and resources. It is humanity’s biggest failure. War is a great waste.It is built and basedOn terrible crueltyYet some people make hasteTo spread and to tasteThe hell of its horror. It’s … Continue reading →

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The Invisible Food That Transports Me to Childlike Joy

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Steve Simms

I love to consume an invisible food that many people don’t know about. It strengthens me and sustains me and transports me to childlike joy. “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me,” according to Jesus. … Continue reading →

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I’m Living History

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Steve Simms

I’m living history every day. It’s history that I love to repeat over and over again because it never gets boring. It’s repeatable because it’s the history of a dead man who came back to life and lives forevermore. It’s … Continue reading →

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Miracle Moments & Supernatural Situations

Posted on June 19, 2025 by Steve Simms

A first crush can make a person seem like a miracle. And it’s true. Every single human being is a miracle. Life is full of miracle moments and supernatural situations, but it is so easy to write them off as … Continue reading →

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I’m Looking for Places That Are Out of This World

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Steve Simms

There are places that you can visit, live in, and even become a citizen of that are out of this world. Those places aren’t far away in distant countries. They are close at hand. They are places of walking in … Continue reading →

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My Brain is My Favorite Thing (I Work Hard to Keep it Free from Trash)

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Steve Simms

As you read my blog posts you are receiving thoughts into your brain. That’s how media works. Whatever you read, hear, or see is received into your brain and piles up in your memory. All of that accumulates in the … Continue reading →

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