Category Archives: holiness

Less darkness, more light!

Posted on December 7, 2024 by Steve Simms

I want less darkness in my life and more light. I want less self-focus and more love for others. I want less ego and more humility. I want less defensiveness and more kindness. I want less sin and more purity. … Continue reading →

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A delinquent culture needs exuberant holiness

Posted on June 10, 2023 by Steve Simms

It takes courageTo open your heart,Courage to let peopleSee you cry,Courage to trust GodWhen you’re hurtingAnd don’t know whyBut that courageProduces exuberanceThat you could never buy. Exuberant livingRequires the inner lightOf heart-transforming insightThat produces true delight,Not outward attemptsTo disguise the … Continue reading →

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To purr with inner impurities is to cat nap in a cage.

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Steve Simms

All human societies are full of mental and emotional pollution. It requires wisdom is to be aware of it and to avoid it. To turn off your mental and emotional filter is to welcome pollution into your thoughts, feelings, and … Continue reading →

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All Saints Eve & Day are for celebrating Jesus-first people

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Steve Simms

It’s All Saints Eve–a day before All Saints Day, set aside to honor Jesus-first people. Don’t be distracted by devils. “Hallow” is an old English word that means “to make holy or set aside for holy use.” Use today (and … Continue reading →

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The vibrance of spiritually spontaneous Christianity

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Steve Simms

When Spirit-filled Christianity stops allowing spontaneity and succumbs to structure and systemization it soon gets stale. When every faithful Christ-follower is recognized as a priest of the living God, Christianity will be revolutionized! God’s voice, heard without ears, but with your … Continue reading →

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Good Friday isn’t for good people

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Steve Simms

If we humans were “good people” there would have been no need for Good Friday! Instead, Jesus had to die for everybody because . . . THERE ARE NO “GOOD PEOPLE!” Good people don’t need Good Friday, but people like me, … Continue reading →

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Unconventional thoughts about Palm Sunday, Holy Week, & Easter

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Steve Simms

Jesus didn’t sit in an office and study all week so He could preach a good sermon. He got out among people and served them. Bob Goff, author of the books, Love Does and Everybody Always, puts it this way: … Continue reading →

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Mother Teresa did this:

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Steve Simms

Mother Teresa traced the tracks of Christ with her feet and while doing so she transformed her life and the life of countless others. Now the Catholic Church has officially called her a saint. The truth is: All genuine Christ-followers … Continue reading →

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Church programs or ekklesia fire?

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Steve Simms

Question: What would happen if church meetings were built on people stepping out in faith and sharing from their heart — instead of being built on people passively watching a highly programmed presentation? Answer: God’s fire would fall and His … Continue reading →

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Defeated Christians are not part of God’s plan

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Steve Simms

Defeated Christians, overcome by the world and caught up in ungodly cravings and complusions, are not part of God’s plan. We can only be defeated when we walk away from God’s will. However, in the 21 Century, many of us … Continue reading →

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