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A Book That Imparts Amazing Attitudes, Skills, and Lessons

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Steve Simms

Throughout my adult life my favorite book has imparted amazing attitudes, skills, and lessons to me. It continues to do so day after day! Give the Bible much more than a passing glance now and then and it will do … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Book Inspires Creativity in Me

Posted on November 15, 2025 by Steve Simms

I read from my favorite book every day. Why? Because it inspires me in many ways. Reading it produces hope, insight, courage, conviction, and creativity in me. Here’s what it produced in me just now. Self-Righteousness is “Stoney” Ground (Mark … Continue reading →

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My Moon Shot is to Win the Earthly Battle for a Life of Inner Freedom and Joy

Posted on October 25, 2025 by Steve Simms

Life isn’t easy. In fact, it’s an ongoing battle. I don’t want to go to the moon. I want to stay here and finish the fight so that I can live in greater and greater freedom and joy. My moon … Continue reading →

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I Never Liked Reading Until I Fell in Love with Content

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Steve Simms

As a child I found reading books to be a laborious and difficult process. I tried to avoid it as much as possible. Throughout my school years, I especially tried to dodge my homework reading assignments. In college I majored … Continue reading →

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I Decided to Persistently Pursue Bibledos

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Steve Simms

The veil of the Jewish temple that separated the presence of God from people was torn in two from top to bottom when Jesus died on the Cross. Now we can have direct access to God, Himself. We don’t have … Continue reading →

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Fine-Tuned Listening

Posted on December 15, 2024 by Steve Simms

I’ve been learning the skill of listening to the Holy Spirit. Here’s what I heard in my heart about the Bible as I laid in bed early this morning: “Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate … Continue reading →

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Is Bible Study Biblical?

Posted on December 14, 2024 by Steve Simms

The King James Bible says: “Study to show thyself approved,” (2 Timothy 2:15) but the word study isn’t in the Greek. Almost all the other translations stay faithful to the original Greek and avoid the word “study.” The Greek word … Continue reading →

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The Place a Special Book Takes Me

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Steve Simms

There is a book that is very special to me. When I read it, it inspires me and transports me to my favorite place. Reading it with my heart wide open fills my consciousness with the awareness of God and … Continue reading →

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The Really Old Recipe Book That I Use Every Day

Posted on June 15, 2024 by Steve Simms

I have a really old recipe book. It’s a collection of many recipes written by many authors that has been passed down for centuries. It’s actually only a copy of the original anthology that has been translated into English. The … Continue reading →

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I Was Never Much of a Reader Until . . .

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Steve Simms

I never had a favorite childhood book because I never liked to read. That changed when at 19 I met the living, resurrected Jesus Christ. I suddenly had a strange desire to read the Bible. I picked it up and … Continue reading →

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