Author Archives: Steve Simms

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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!

My heart is mysteriously open.

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Steve Simms

When I first encounter people, I want them to know that I’m open to them and that I’m willing to listen to and encourage them from the mysterious warmth in my heart. When I meet strangers, I often feel a … Continue reading →

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I’m a native English speaker reading a Spanish Bible

Posted on November 15, 2023 by Steve Simms

For almost a year I’ve been reading a Spanish Bible every day. I’m focusing on the New Testament and I’m almost through it for the second time this year. It’s not been easy because my Spanish was quite limited when … Continue reading →

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A call to decelebritize Christianity!

Posted on November 14, 2023 by Steve Simms

Let’s decelebritize Christianity! Modern Christianity has celebritized people and minimized Jesus. On church bulletins and signs and on conference brochures and schedules, the names and pictures of preachers and Christian conference speakers crowd out the name of Jesus. Try this: … Continue reading →

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I want to live in a place of heart-felt community

Posted on November 14, 2023 by Steve Simms

I want to live in a place of heart-felt community where people caring deeply about each other is more important than people comparing themselves with each other and competing with one another. Those kinds of places are hard to find, … Continue reading →

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I found “my heart strangely warmed”

Posted on November 13, 2023 by Steve Simms

The strangest thing I’ve ever found (and kept) was my heart strangely warmed. The same thing happened to a guy named John Wesley in 1738. This is what he wrote in his journal: “In the evening I went very unwillingly … Continue reading →

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Jesus is the path to joy

Posted on November 12, 2023 by Steve Simms

The more joy you have from Jesus the less you the less you follow “the pursuit of happiness” anywhere else. God’s Spirit, when welcomed into a human heart, produces joy. When Christianity abandons the living Jesus it becomes joyless and … Continue reading →

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I skip for joy

Posted on November 12, 2023 by Steve Simms

Every day I work to skip away. I’m a skipper because I try to opt out of life’s distractions. I love to skip the following things in order to make much room for joy in my life. I strive to … Continue reading →

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A hearing heart

Posted on November 10, 2023 by Steve Simms

Let God’s Spirit continually urge you to stay focused on the urgency of always aligning your heart and your lifestyle to Jesus and His will. Continually interact with the grace of God. Let Jesus cleanse and restore your heart every … Continue reading →

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I don’t have a prized possession.

Posted on November 9, 2023 by Steve Simms

Material things mean very little to me. I’ve never spent very much money on them. I very seldom see a material thing that I want or need. When I do I tend to buy the cheapest version of it. When … Continue reading →

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Streaming innernet podcasts

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Steve Simms

I stream uplifting innernet podcasts. There I said it! You may think I’m crazy (or that I don’t know how to spell), but that’s okay. Innernet podcasts are so exciting, empowering, and energizing that your opinion of me is not … Continue reading →

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