Category Archives: Salvation Army

Does Church Need A Shake Up? A Restructuring?

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Steve Simms

While attending a Salvation Army Men’s Camp at Paradise Valley in Kentucky I was given the book, Why Men Hate Going To Church by David Murrow. The book gives some interesting insights into contemporary church. David asks the question:  “What if Christianity’s … Continue reading →

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Music City’s Magic Country Music Marathon Motivates Many!

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Steve Simms

St. Jude Country Music Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K in Music City: Here are some quotations from signs spotted along the way in past Country Music Marathons that give us powerful life lessons: “Keep Going. Keep Going” (Never give up … Continue reading →

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Jesus-Facilitated Forums — A Forum 4 Him!

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Steve Simms

Perhaps church could be a Jesus-facilitated forum — a forum for Him! A forum is a meeting for open discussion. Does the living, resurrected Jesus deserve a forum where He can present His living Word by prompting ordinary men and … Continue reading →

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Is New Testament Ministry Based On Teamwork?

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Steve Simms

Why are the members of the body of Christ (the church) given various spiritual gifts if only one member is expected to do all the ministry when the church meets? (“Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is … Continue reading →

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Put Prayer Back In Schools? (How About Back In Church Services?)

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Steve Simms

For decades believers have debated and argued about prayer in schools.  We have been offended by public prayer being removed from public schools. We, people of faith, don’t like limits on prayer in schools. But what about our self-imposed limits … Continue reading →

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Tethered or Untethered?

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Steve Simms

Tethered or untethered? Should church be allowed to soar with the Spirit or be consistently contained and controlled by confining cables? I’ve been up in a tethered hot air balloon.  We went straight up to the end of the tether (about 50 … Continue reading →

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Words Written In A Nashville House Fulfilled More Than A Century Later

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Steve Simms

These words from the 1880s were written by a man who lived in this Nashville house. They describe John Berry McFerrin’s experience with a non-traditional style church meeting as a young man in the 1830s. He wrote: “The meetings were greatly … Continue reading →

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Let God’s Geysers Gush! (A 1-man monologue or mosaic of many messages?)

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Steve Simms

How may people should be allowed to talk in a church meeting? Did God design church meetings to be 1-man monologue?  Or mosaic of many messages? Perhaps we need tag team time — time for taking turns talking in church meetings. … Continue reading →

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de Gaulle or de Bible?

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Steve Simms

de Gaulle or de Bible? Charles de Gaulle said: “Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have to answer back.” Here’s what de Bible says about that: “Two or three prophets should speak, … Continue reading →

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The Secret 2 releasing the power of the 1st Century A.D. Christ-followers

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Steve Simms

NBC’s new miniseries, A.D.–The Bible Continues, airing on Sunday nights, is focusing attention on the early Christ-followers. Would those first Christ-followers recognize what we call “church”? Did the first Christians start recovery groups? –The first Christ-followers met in Christ-led recovery groups where they … Continue reading →

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