Category Archives: morality

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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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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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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Why so much evil in the world? People like us.

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Steve Simms

Perhaps there is so much evil in the world because there is so much evil in our human hearts. That would mean that the key to reducing the evil in the world is to let the living Jesus override the evil … Continue reading →

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Witnesses to truth, not approvers of error

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Steve Simms

Jesus calls us to be witness to His truth, not just to passively agree with others. Paul put it this way: “Speaking the truth in love.” Christ-followers aren’t called to give approval to others, but to lovingly and boldly speak truth. … Continue reading →

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Should cat owners have the right to chose to declaw?

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Steve Simms

(Some of the comments on this post have made me wonder: If cat fetuses were declawed in their mother’s womb, would that make the act less cruel and barbaric?) Should declawing cats be illegal? A cat owner’s right to choose is under attack … Continue reading →

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Are we the walking brain-dead — mindless media zombies?

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Steve Simms

Could our media be polluting our minds and turning us into the walking brain-dead, who mindlessly mimic media messages. Advertisers seem to think so. Advertisers have made TV networks, cable companies, Netflix, YouTube, Google, and Facebook some of the wealthiest … Continue reading →

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Is it wise to expand the “right” to kill?

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Steve Simms

I’m so sad to see some states expanding “the right to kill.” –America continues to legally chop away at the commandment “You shall not kill,” calling prenatal killing “choice” and physician assisted killing “compassion,” thus cheapening the value of human … Continue reading →

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Our wrong-gong can “make America great again.”

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Steve Simms

To “make America great again” requires a return to the high ideals of our national creeds: “Liberty and justice for all,” “All men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights,” “In God we trust,” and … Continue reading →

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Has human trafficking ever been honorable?

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Steve Simms

If human trafficking is cruel and evil in 2015, how can we call it honorable in 1776?

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