Category Archives: John Milton

Have we systematized Christ’s symphony?

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Steve Simms

Jesus wants to conduct His symphony through an orchestra of ordinary people that the Bible calls, the body of Christ. Church gives the risen Jesus more opportunities to be the Conductor when everybody present is free to speak as prompted … Continue reading →

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Is It Time For Another Protestant Reformation?

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Steve Simms

500 years ago people protested against and then changed the common way of doing church. Shall we change it again? –The Protestant Reformation took place 500 years ago. The very name of this movement proclaims that people rose up and … Continue reading →

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When 5 Judges’ Opinion Can Villanize Those Who Disagree

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Steve Simms

When political correctness pushes freedom of speech into the closet and people are harshly judged for speaking up about ethical standards and bullied into silence; when commitment to conscience is coerced into conformity to culture’s compulsive cravings and harshly called … Continue reading →

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