Category Archives: Christian experience

This Present Moment

Posted on June 14, 2025 by Steve Simms

Life comes moment-by-moment. Moments fly by. They can be remembered but they can’t be maintained or recovered once they’re gone. Instead, they pile up in the past. Most moments are completely forgotten, but a few are occasionally remembered. I try … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Discussion Topic

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Steve Simms

My favorite discussion topic is a very special person. He’s the most unique person in history. He is also the most famous and has probably been discussed and written about more than anybody ever. Christ alone is my cornerstone and … Continue reading →

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Be Led by a Lion to Taste and See and Be Amazed!

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Steve Simms

These words from ancient history are powerful: “O taste and see.” People can tell us about an amazingly delicious food but until we taste and see for ourselves, their words are only hearsay. That’s the problem with modern Christianity. It … Continue reading →

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The Key to a Balanced Life

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Steve Simms

The human mind and heart can easily and quickly get out of balance and tumble into discouragement and depression. I’d like to recommend the way I’ve been able to balance my life to you. I convinced that it will work … 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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Basic Christian beliefs

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Steve Simms

If you’ll listen to your conscience and let it show you where you’re off track, it will lead you to truth with the aid of God’s Spirit. (See Romans 9:1.) By our sin we have separated ourselves from God, but … Continue reading →

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O taste and see!

Posted on September 17, 2023 by Steve Simms

My favorite book says that human beings can be “partakers of the divine nature.” (Partake means to “eat or drink something.”) It also says, “O taste and see that the Lord is good.” Once Jesus’ disciples encouraged Him to eat … Continue reading →

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The parable of the author’s wife (Jesus isn’t a baby anymore)

Posted on December 25, 2022 by Steve Simms

There was once a famous author whose wife mostly ignored and rarely communicated with him. She did however attend a book club where she heard a weekly lecture about him and his books, and she enjoyed looking at his baby … Continue reading →

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Spiritual baby food is good for a season, but not for a lifetime!

Posted on June 11, 2022 by Steve Simms

When presentation and pretense are prioritized above the spontaneity of Christ’s presence, religious organization overrides the Holy Spirit. History reveals that when revival (a mighty move of God) starts, established churches work to curtail, coral, and control it. So many … Continue reading →

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Sermon-Free Church Rocked The Early Methodists

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Steve Simms

The early Methodists practiced a type of sermon-free church known as class meetings.  These were weekly, participatory meetings where every person present was given the opportunity to talk about their life with God.  The first Methodist class meeting was started … Continue reading →

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