Category Archives: new wine

A Better Way Than Wine To Unwind

Posted on April 21, 2024 by Steve Simms

I don’t look to wine to unwind. Wine runs out, but Christ’s new wine never runs dry. It never leaves you hanging over despair. Talking to the living Jesus is my way to unwind. He is the stairway to an … Continue reading →

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Creative Cooking and New Wineskins

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Steve Simms

My favorite thing to cook is my own creation that I call a veggie-packed pizza. I dice up various vegetables and stack them on a plate. Then I cook them several minutes in the microwave. When they are soft, I … Continue reading →

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The gift of a living model of radical faith in Jesus

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Steve Simms

Normally ordinary water ≠ extraordinary wine. However, when mixed with obedience and faith, it can! A living model of radical trust in and daily obedience to the living Jesus is the greatest gift someone can give. I’ve been greatly privileged … Continue reading →

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At the intersection of hope & despair

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Steve Simms

At the intersection of hope and despair, take the uphill road to hope, not the downhill road to despair. You’re alive; be delighted. Let God shine in and delight up the darkness in your heart. I’m not interested in apathy. I … Continue reading →

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One drink away

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Steve Simms

You’re one drink away from an incredible high–an inner spring gushing with phenomenal inebriation. Take the Jesus drink–John 4:14. That drink is served in the kingdom of God. Jesus stood up at a feast and shouted: “If anyone is thirsty, let … Continue reading →

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Drunk Christians?

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Steve Simms

Some observers of the early Christians made fun of them and said:  “They have had too much wine.”  (Would you use the word “drunk” to describe a gathering of Christians, nowadays?) Here’s the response to that accusation, given by Jesus’ … Continue reading →

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