Category Archives: moral character

The Dinosaur of Moral Virtue

Posted on July 27, 2024 by Steve Simms

As a Boy Scout every week I recited and pledged myself to live out these moral virtues: “A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.” The world has changed since then. The … Continue reading →

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Keeping My Conscience From Being Eclipsed

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Steve Simms

We live in a society where people’s conscience has been eclipsed. I made the decision to continually resist and confront the culture’s constant attempts to cancel and override my conscience. An eclipsed conscience is drenched in darkness. The eclipse of … Continue reading →

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Wholesomeness is my biggest challenge

Posted on January 1, 2024 by Steve Simms

In this worldThat is so blindTo what is right,The wholesomenessOf a clean heartAnd pure mindIs hard to find.I have to lookTo the lightOf Jesus ChristAnd let Him beAlways brightIn my sightSo I can stayConnected with HimBoth day and night.I strive … Continue reading →

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Judging people’s character . . .

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Steve Simms

Am I a good judge of character? You decide. I saw character defined as “the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.” Character is what you really are deep inside. It’s what you would do if you were completely … Continue reading →

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Society’s desire fetish distorts reality

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Steve Simms

Desires and feelingsDon’t determine realityBut oftenDeceitfully twist itAnd make truthTheir casualty. Our culture seems to be obsessed with teaching us to live according to our desires instead of according to moral and ethical principles, but that doesn’t seem to be … Continue reading →

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Is it good for people to sample your example?

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Steve Simms

A bad exampleExtinguishesGood words. When wordsAnd actionsContradict,Believe the actions,Not the words. Before you followPeople’s exampleCheck outHow their behaviorIs turning outFor them. Be carefulWhat you watchHear or readBecause it may leadYou somewhereYou don’t want to go. You’re a role model,Whether youWant … Continue reading →

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Too many labels & attempts at identity

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Steve Simms

Last week I met a stranger named Person and someone gave me a bottle of water simply labeled H2O. Perhaps we over label people! Then I read where someone had posted: “The Bible calls us to leave behind all the … Continue reading →

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Guilty pleasures release the g-word in your life

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Steve Simms

When you’re behaving badly, you’re buying tickets for lots of future guilt trips. Guilty pleasures release the g-word in your life Guilt is not the source of your moral pain. Your unethical thoughts and behaviors are. Guilt is like speed bumps. … Continue reading →

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I heard the word “nefarious” & found Erwin (DNA-man) Chargaff’s insights

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Steve Simms

Nefarious! The world situation today is precarious (dangerous), contrarious (perverse), and vagarious (erratic) because popular culture has become nefarious! The word nefarious popped into my mind yesterday but I didn’t know what it meant. I looked it up this morning … Continue reading →

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Let’s go beyond church to the fruit of the Spirit!

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Steve Simms

Let’s Let’s go beyond church conflict, competition, and control — to the fruit of the Spirit: * Love * Joy * Peace * Patience * Kindness * Goodness * Faithfulness * Gentleness * Spirit-Controlled Self * http://amzn.to/2ao4vBe

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