Category Archives: The Salvation Army

Basic Christianity (That We May Have Forgotten How To Do)

Posted on August 1, 2026 by Steve Simms

The Salvation Army’s “Nontraditional” Church (Part 11 — “The Misunderstanding of Christianity.”) Jesus told some religious people in the New Testament, “You nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down.” (Mark 7:14) When the Salvation … Continue reading →

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This Surprise Wasn’t Fiction

Posted on July 31, 2026 by Steve Simms

A Great Surprise (Part 10 of “The Misunderstanding of Christianity”) After 5 1/2 years of my working at The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) and 3 years of Ernie serving as the Director of their Nashville community center, a … Continue reading →

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Find God’s Reasons for What You’re Going Through

Posted on July 30, 2026 by Steve Simms

Prayer Walking with The Salvation Army Flag (Part 9 of The Misunderstanding of Christianity) Ernie and I continued to learn, step-by-step, that the more we walk in the Spirit and let God lead us beyond the bonds of bound-up religion, … Continue reading →

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A Community of Brokenness

Posted on July 29, 2026 by Steve Simms

Stepping Into a Community of Brokenness (Part 8 — The Misunderstanding of Christianity) Like a whirlwind, I found myself in The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) in Nashville as the only counselor on staff. The only experience I had … Continue reading →

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My 3 jobs that had nothing to do with money!

Posted on September 29, 2023 by Steve Simms

No matter what my employment has been, my number one job has been to testify to the presence, power, and reality of the resurrected Jesus Christ. The three main ways I was employed as I pursued that path are:

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Being in a Spirit-led Salvation Army “band”

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Steve Simms

For a decade my wife and I were in a Salvation Army band. We were both working for them when they approached us and asked us if we would like to start a Sunday morning meeting in an empty church … Continue reading →

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What they’re saying about Off the RACE Track

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Steve Simms

Off the Race Track–From Color-Blind to Color-Kind is a kind, nonpolitical, and inspiring resource for racial reconciliation and healing America’s racial wounds. Here is what people are saying about it: Commissioner Israel L. Gaither, first black National Commander, The Salvation … Continue reading →

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A dummy without a ventriloquist

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Steve Simms

Jesus is a ventriloquist. Will you be His dummy? (Matthew 10:20) Christ’s ventriloquism happens when ordinary people speak as led by the Spirit. “Christianity for Dummies”–Open your mouth and let Christ the Ventriloquist fill it with His words! –Psalm 81:10 … Continue reading →

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Faith-based facilitation–sharing karios moments in ekklesia.

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Steve Simms

Preaching proclaims. Faith-based facilitation demonstrates! Since March of 2008, my wife and I have been sharing karios moments in ekklesia with beautiful people at The Salvation Army Berry Street in Nashville, Tennessee. The experience has been so amazing that I wrote … Continue reading →

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Now hear this: “Be doers of the word!”

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Steve Simms

–Now Hear This: “Be Doers Of The Word”– What if Christ-followers met to do the word And not just to hear one man give a talk about it? We could take turns doing the more than 50 New Testament one … Continue reading →

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