Category Archives: grace

Colorful race adventures

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Steve Simms

This Thanksgiving Day I am thankful for my interracial adventures and my new book about them. Read about my adventures crossing the color-line: * selling black history books door-to-door in a race riot; * getting a haircut from Oprah’s dad; … Continue reading →

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Benched Christians

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Steve Simms

The purpose of teaching people about Jesus is so they can follow Him, not so they can be dependent on constant teaching. Church likes to bench Christians, however, Jesus wants to activate them, empower them, and fire the up! When benched … Continue reading →

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Don’t sink your conscience — get it in sync . . .

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Steve Simms

People with a guilty conscience often feel like other people are judging them even when the judgment is coming from within. To clear your conscience, sincerely ask God (and anyone else you have offended) to forgive you. If you feel like … Continue reading →

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Follow a burning book down the Fire Lane!

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Steve Simms

The Bible is the FIRE LANE that will lead you to the living Jesus and help ignite His fire in your heart & life! It’s a living, burning book. Spend some time in the FIRE LANE everyday see for yourself. If … Continue reading →

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Kingdom thinking & inner theocracy

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Steve Simms

The kingdom of God is the only form of government that rules people from the inside out. Jesus announced: “The kingdom of God is within you.” Thus, the New Testament announces an inner theocracy and shows what it looks like when … Continue reading →

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Immigration of the heart

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Steve Simms

Many people choose to live in the kingdom of darkness rather than immigrate to the kingdom of light. (To paraphrase Jesus’ first message: “Immigrate to the kingdom of light!”) I’m a spiritual immigrant who fled the world for a new … Continue reading →

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Christ Follower’s Almanack (Poor Richard style equips)

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Steve Simms

Ben Franklin published quotes from “Poor Richard” in an “almanack” he published annually from 1732 to 1758. It contained many quotes and quips by “Poor Richard” (Franklin’s pseudonym).  In the tradition of Franklin’s Poor Richard, here are some quips & … Continue reading →

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Quoting my thoughts

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Steve Simms

These thoughts went from my mind to meet you online. Sometimes I quote others, but these are some self-quotes Thanks for browsing through them. Jesus is available to you. Are you available to Him? Jesus’ first message was “Repent,” meaning turn … Continue reading →

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Unwind & ease your mind . . .

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Steve Simms

A great way to unwind & ease your mind is to be kind to everybody! It’s more powerful to love people than it is to argue with them! Life goes wrong when we don’t do right. Now’s not the time for … Continue reading →

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Your cheatin’ heart will tell on you (don’t follow your heart)

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Steve Simms

  We humans continually hustle to hide the hurt and hideousness of our cheatin’ heart behind religion, self-righteousness (self-justification), and/or rebellion. We deny the scathing seriousness of our sin and the evil nature of our heart, even though the Bible … Continue reading →

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