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Freedom In The Egyptian Desert

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Steve Simms

For its first 300 years Christianity was very unpopular. Untold millions of Christians were slaughtered under the persecution of many Roman Emperors. Then one day in the 300s, Emperor Constantine announced that he was a Christian and that there would … Continue reading →

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Life’s Most Magic Moment?

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Steve Simms

Life is full of many magic moments — childhood memories, camp experiences, spiritual experiences, personal accomplishments, family gatherings, hard-won success, travel experiences, first crush, first date, first kiss, engagement, wedding, and so many more. However, one magic moment trumps them … Continue reading →

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Is Your Brain Plastic?

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Steve Simms

Is your brain plastic? Yes, according to what Dr. Norman Doidge, M.D. reveals in his book The Brain That Changes Itself. Psychiatrists and brain researchers have traditionally believed that human brain function is localized and permanently fixed — that specific … Continue reading →

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Pythagoras’ Other Pythageorean Theorem

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Steve Simms

Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher, Pythagoras, (born in 570 B.C.) found out an interesting fact about triangles. If a triangle has a right angle (90 degrees) and you make a square on each of the three sides, the biggest square … Continue reading →

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America Needs Mysticism

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Steve Simms

What does America need? To “throw out the incumbents”? “Change”? “Economic recovery”? “Universal health care”? “To “keep the Bush tax cuts”? “Stimulus”? To stop the “obesity epidemic”? A balanced budget? To deal with illegal immigration? To win or stop its … Continue reading →

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The First African American Medical Doctor

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Steve Simms

Dr. James McCune Smith was a great American who overcame tremendous obstacles to become a first in black history. He was born a slave in 1813. He received his freedom as a result of the Emancipation Act of the State of … Continue reading →

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Observations From Reading Quotation Books

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Steve Simms

“Most collectors collect tangibles. As a quotation collector, I collect wisdom, life, invisible beauty, souls alive in ink . . . I swim across a sea of quotes, splashing in the words and riding the waves of wisdom. ” ~Terri Guillemets … Continue reading →

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Gone With The Whim (And They Don’t Give A Wham!)

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Steve Simms

Margaret Mitchell’s romantic novel about the American Civil War and Reconstruction, Gone With The Wind, was published in 1936 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937. Had it been published in the Twenty-First Century, it might have been called Gone … Continue reading →

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What Is Christianity Anyway?

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Steve Simms

Some say Christianity is a religion. But when you read the life of Jesus Christ, you notice that the religious people were the ones who were most offended by His teaching and by His lifestyle. Religious people were the ones … Continue reading →

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Experiencing God In Strangers

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Steve Simms

You don’t shoot salesmen, do you?” asked a 20 year old white boy as he stood on a black man’s front porch in Columbus, Georgia during the racial uprising of the summer of 1971. The smiling white boy was wearing … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: popular culture

Freedom In The Egyptian Desert

Is Your Brain Plastic?

Pythagoras’ Other Pythageorean Theorem

Observations From Reading Quotation Books

Gone With The Whim (And They Don’t Give A Wham!)

What Is Christianity Anyway?

Experiencing God In Strangers

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