Category Archives: science

A Christian tribute to Stephen Hawking (with quotes)

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Steve Simms

Stephen Hawking was an inspiration to me and many millions of people. I’m sad to hear of his passing on Albert Einstein’s birthday. I wrote this about Hawking after seeing the movie of his life, The Theory Of Everything. Did … Continue reading →

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Beyond IT “potato sorting” to nonmaterial reality

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Steve Simms

Computers are glorified potato sorters (separating electrons rather than potatoes). People translate data into electronic codes and then a computer sorts, arranges, categorizes, stores, and retrieves those coded electrons as directed by a person (or a program written by a person). … Continue reading →

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Which formula rings true to you?

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Steve Simms

God + nothing = everything. G0d took nothing  (0) and made it everything! This formula makes so much more sense to my mind (and my heart) than the formula behind our contemporary secular society: Time + nothing = everything. Which … Continue reading →

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What Best Fits Facts–Evolution Or Monotheism & Evilution

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Steve Simms

Which best represents reality? What best fits facts? The sudden crash of supernaturally created life, caused by careless human choice? Or the spontaneous generation and gradual growth of self-manifested and self-animated life on earth? Evolution – the continual, self-generating advancement and improvement of … Continue reading →

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Atheism or A Theism

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Steve Simms

Atheism doubts and denies a Creator, while putting great faith in the ability of nothing to produce everything. Atheism is the ultimate personification — bestowing on nothing the abilities of an intelligent being — the capacity to create, to bring … Continue reading →

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What Can Nothing Do?

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Steve Simms

What can nothing do?  Absolutely nothing! If you capture some nothing in a science lab (creating a vacuum) can your sample of nothing do enough in a scientific lab to justify the belief of many modern “intellectuals” that nothing produced … Continue reading →

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Church — Spiritual Training Camp? Or Spectator Religion?

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Steve Simms

Like an NFL Training Camp, church should be hands-on training — not passive lecture. Through rigorous involvement and interaction, church should train believers in the spiritual skills and attitudes necessary to make a powerful, victorious, and godly impact in the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Holy Spirit Science Lab?

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Steve Simms

Perhaps a church service could be like a high school science lab where ordinary people experiment with hearing and obeying the Holy Spirit.  What would happen if people showed up for Sunday church ready to share with and minister to … Continue reading →

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Where Did Information Come From?

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Steve Simms

We are surrounded by information.  (Some people say that we are in an information explosion, but even uneducated tribal people are living in a world awash in information.) Every inanimate thing (although it might look as simple as a rock) … Continue reading →

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Thoughts On The Big Bang Theory

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Steve Simms

The Big Bang Theory of the origin of the universe has become widely accepted both among scientists and in society.  There is even a popular American TV sitcom on CBS called The Big Bang Theory.  However, the theory is not … Continue reading →

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