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Which Christmas — NP or ME?

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Steve Simms

Is your Christmas focused on the North Pole or the Middle East? Your answer matters. When the main character in Christmas is from the North Pole instead of the Middle East, the supporting characters are elves instead of wise men, … Continue reading →

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Flow Like the Wind — Like a Giraffe — Like an Atom

Posted on December 6, 2025 by Steve Simms

You can flow with inner freedom. You can flow like the wind — like a giraffe — like an atom. Train yourself to overflow with the freedom of wild animals and with the joy of glorifying and flowing with the … Continue reading →

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A Holy Blast from the Past!

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Steve Simms

A holy blast from the past: I was just now taken back 55 years as I sat in a circle with a group of college age people and we all passionately sang “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus.” I could … Continue reading →

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Heartiletics — An Alternative Calling for Preachers

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Steve Simms

How you read the Bible will determine how you lead. I believe that Christian leaders should read the Bible (and teach all Christians to read it) with an open humble heart attuned to the Holy Spirit instead of merely reading … Continue reading →

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Different Words Can Help Us See Things More Accurately

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Steve Simms

The thoughts and wordsThat you think and sayWill either lift your upOr they will weighYou down. In the NIV version of the English Bible the translators quote Jesus as saying: “Don’t be afraid. Just believe.” (Mark 5:36) We’ve all have … Continue reading →

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I Feel Out of Place in Church

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Steve Simms

Week after weekSermons scatter seedsWhen preachers quoteFrom the Bible.But those seeds won’t growIn people’s heartsWithout living waterFrom God’s SpiritThat empowers peopleAnd prompts them to doWhat God tells them to.(John 7:38-39) Church should beSomething you doNot just somethingYou sit through.Let Christians … Continue reading →

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The Skill of Receiving Revelation

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Steve Simms

I believe revelation is available to all human beings. However, it isn’t automatic. We can learn how to open up to it. Revelation from God will rev up elation in your heart and cause you to “rejoice in the Lord!” … Continue reading →

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Hunger to Know God Better

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Steve Simms

I want to beLike a dewdropOn a grass bladeAnd to sparkleIn the sunlightOf Jesus Christ. The focus of church could be on something much greater than listening to one person preach every week. The focus of church could be on … Continue reading →

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It’s Vital That I Carry Awareness

Posted on August 9, 2025 by Steve Simms

I want to always be awake to and aware of how fortunate I am to have so much that is good in my life. I live in a world full of the beauty of nature, and I have eyes and … Continue reading →

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I’m Excited About Hope Beyond Humanity

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Steve Simms

I’ve lost my hope in humanity. Looking back through human history up to the present I see that people have produced crisis after crisis. Today because of our technology, communication, and travel many crises (the official plural of crisis) have … Continue reading →

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