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I would like to make war a crime.

Posted on February 12, 2024 by Steve Simms

If I could change one law, I would make war a crime — not just certain kinds of war, but all of it. War is cruel. War is devastating. War is the failure of peace and love. As a famous … Continue reading →

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The right to kindly disagree

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Steve Simms

People have a right To pretend to be What they want to be Or feel like they are, But I have the right To kindly disagree With their subjectivity And to agree With their physiology.

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My ideal alignment for a wonderful day (in 88 words)

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Steve Simms

From beginning to end, I’ve found that the ideal alignment for a wonderful day is (moment-by-moment) to focus on the presence of the risen Jesus, continually listen to and obey His voice, and fully surrender to His will. I’ve yet … Continue reading →

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How to build community

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Steve Simms

Open your heart. Be real, be vulnerable, be humble. Community isn’t just a collection of people working together. It’s people who are connecting heart-to-heart with one another. Community is more caught than taught. The best way to build it is … Continue reading →

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I put off thinking negatively about things

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Steve Simms

Being quick to be negative is not a nice thing. There’s so much that troubles me about the world today–unkindness, hostility, anger, hatred, bullying, cruelty, violence, wars, and rumors of wars (especially concerning politics). I could easily let my mind … Continue reading →

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Artists who are “crazy in the Christ direction”

Posted on October 10, 2023 by Steve Simms

My favorite artists are passionate Christ-followers who care more about pouring out their heart to the risen Jesus than they do about making radio appealing religious music. I love the early “Jesus Music” of the 1970s before it was taken … Continue reading →

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With the inner ABCs a computer is optional

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Steve Simms

Being led by God’s Spirit is as basic as the ABCs. No computer is needed. Just do what you do, say what you say, and think what you think in obedience to God’s Spirit. To follow Jesus you need to … Continue reading →

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Still learning this skill

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Steve Simms

There is a skill that I’ve been trying to learn for most of my life. It is the skill of quickly admitting when I am wrong, making amends where possible, and humbly changing my thoughts and behaviors to align with … Continue reading →

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When life is a sinking boat

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Steve Simms

I could do more of many different things, but if I did more of some things, the quality of my life would be much lower. Some of my thoughts, desires, feelings, and behaviors confuse me and capture me with deception. … Continue reading →

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Can prayer be Spirit-led and Bible-based?

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Steve Simms

Too often today our prayers are more based on our own desires and sentimentalism than they are aligned with Scripture and burning with the passionate fire of the Holy Spirit. Because we aren’t continually opening our heart to Scripture and … Continue reading →

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