Category Archives: faith-based

Reviving Crushed Motivation

Posted on August 20, 2025 by Steve Simms

When I am being broken and downtrodden, and my motivation is being crushed I am motivated by a guy named Habakuk and His deep reliance on and trust in the Lord. Habakuk said: Though the fig tree does not budand … Continue reading →

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Savoring the Most Comforting Taste

Posted on July 19, 2024 by Steve Simms

I love to savor the most comforting taste that I’ve ever experienced. One way I do that is by eating and savoring a bit of bread as I think about and ponder a special moment in the Bible when Jesus … Continue reading →

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Searching for reliance

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Steve Simms

This morning I searched online for “synonyms for reliance.” I was looking for them so I could use them in what I was writing. This is how it turned out. Reaching for reliance is powerful. It will help you be … Continue reading →

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Good works, faith-rest, and a rubber squeeze coin purse

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Steve Simms

Your heart is like a football-shaped rubber squeeze coin purse. If you won’t work to continually hold it open to God and to other people, it will suddenly snap shut. Much that is called Christianity is merely human effort and … Continue reading →

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It’s hard not to feel hopeless if you’re relying on anything but God

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Steve Simms

To ignore the presence of the alive and always active Jesus is to miss the essence of Christianity. The alive Jesus is everywhere. Since He’s not bound by place or time, He can live in and through you anytime and … Continue reading →

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Explan-actions to make faith explicit

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Steve Simms

Let me explain a new word I coined–explan-actions. It means “to show and demonstrate your faith with your actions, not just to proclaim them with your words–to go beyond making plans and having good intentions and to begin to implement … Continue reading →

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Faith isn’t blind belief (Experiential faith matters!)

Posted on June 5, 2022 by Steve Simms

I believe that many Christians go along with and repeat miracle stories too easily–without adequate evidence and without being fully convinced. They sometimes even use the phrase “Fake it till you make it,” to justify their stance. But is that … Continue reading →

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If you feel the need to go through a minister to get to God, you’ve missed the good news of what Jesus did.

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Steve Simms
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What’s stable in this crazy world?

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Steve Simms

What’s stable in a crazy world? The living Jesus. A red-hot book blazes in my heart & sets my soul on fire! What is it? The Bible testimony about the living Jesus. Be cautious that you don’t stray away from … Continue reading →

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When God steps out into the open

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Steve Simms

People can hide from God in church, however, ekklesia brings God out into the open. Ekklesia is an adventure of the spiritual kind. It’s never the same, always exciting, and deeply moving. If you need some excitement in your life, you … Continue reading →

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