Category Archives: discipleship

The Name Above Every Name

Posted on March 8, 2026 by Steve Simms

“Abruptly Jesus broke into prayer: ‘Thank You, Father, Lord of Heaven and Earth. You’ve concealed Your ways from sophisticates and know-it-alls, but spelled them out clearly to ordinary people. Yes, Father, that’s the way You like to work.’” (Matthew 11:25-26 … Continue reading →

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Still Learning to Listen

Posted on March 7, 2026 by Steve Simms

I love to talk and to write and to express my point of view. I always try to do it with kindness and humility instead of with arrogance. I’m still learning to listen better to people with patience and compassion. … Continue reading →

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Put These Cs Into _hristianity

Posted on February 28, 2026 by Steve Simms

When I was a college student, I experienced a thrilling and rare form a Christianity full of the following Cs. That’s a phase in my life that I’m never saying goodbye to. Everybody needs to discover Christianity that overflows with … Continue reading →

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The Path I’ve Taken Has Brought Me To This

Posted on February 19, 2026 by Steve Simms

A Fire Alarm and Trumpet Sound Church attendance without discipleship is:* Listening to a talk about Jesus instead of becoming more like Him, (2 Corinthians 3:18)* A passive audience without participatory interactive action, (James 1:22-25)* A lecture instead of a … Continue reading →

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MCDA Is Fantastic News

Posted on February 10, 2026 by Steve Simms

MCDA — Make Christianity Discipleship Again. Jesus never made discipleship optional, but churches have. Christianity began as daily discipleship but gradually shifted into mere Sunday church attendance. Jesus told His first followers to go and make disciples, (Matthew 28:19-20) not … Continue reading →

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I Dream of Being a Better Disciplemaker

Posted on January 20, 2026 by Steve Simms

I ask God to give me the insight to make disciples. The abandoned art of disciple making draws out the purposes of a person’s heart. (Proverbs 20:5) Disciple making redirects people by training them to fully surrender to Jesus so … Continue reading →

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Escaping From the Clutter of Self-Focus

Posted on January 16, 2026 by Steve Simms

Perhaps the greatest source of clutter in life is self-focus. It clutters our mind and our heart with our own thoughts, feelings, and desires until we have little room for anything else. How can we escape from the clutter of … Continue reading →

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My “Crazy” Business

Posted on January 11, 2026 by Steve Simms

Here’s some crazy looking hope for a world that’s truly crazy. My “crazy” business keeps me sane. It’s a simple business — the daily business of focusing on and being continually led by the living, resurrected Jesus Christ. It doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Bathtub Ships

Posted on January 10, 2026 by Steve Simms

As a little boy I loved playing with toy ships and boats in the bathtub. I had several of them but as time went by, I lost them all. Far too many Christians have lost their “ships.” Here are some … Continue reading →

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Hope Beyond the Past, Present, and Future

Posted on January 5, 2026 by Steve Simms

I find hope by looking beyond the past, the present, and the future. The discipline of God the Holy Spirit gives life and hope. Jesus calls the Spirit’s discipline discipleship. (Proverbs 5:23) Jesus said to go and make disciples. (Matthew … Continue reading →

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