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Poet John Keats, beauty, and forever joy

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Steve Simms

John Keats wrote: “A thing of beauty is a joy forever. It’s loveliness increases; it will neverPass into nothingness.” Those are very poetic words, but are they true? Watching a movie about Mr. Keats inspired these thoughts in me: Unobserved … Continue reading →

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I’m calling war a crime!

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Steve Simms

Now is the timeTo call warA crime! The first war crime an international court should hear is war itself. People who start wars like to hide behind lies like scared little boys. If disturbing the peace Is a crime War … Continue reading →

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As Putin ponders martial law, remember that “Might makes right,” is an irrational statement

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Steve Simms

War is human-hunting season. Perhaps we should shut it down. The human mind has developed many astounding things, but as yet has failed to develop and regularly implement an effective alternative to war. War is irrational. “Let’s break into armies … Continue reading →

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Nothing’s fair in the shove of war.

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Steve Simms

If I could makeA rule of warIt would be“No terror, torture,Or killing allowed.” When success in warDepends onBreaking the rules,The rulesNo longer matter. War does much that’s unfair! It’s not fair for a leader who sends people to war to … Continue reading →

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Some desires should be dodged

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Steve Simms

Many desires are better dodged than done, but it’s not easy to disobey the drumbeat of desires. That requires listening to God’s gift of our conscience, not silencing it. Behavior management, without a change of heart, leads to frequent failure … Continue reading →

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Church is a building, Christian organization, or Sunday religious service. What is ekklesia?

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Steve Simms

To use the same term to describe a religious building or organization that we use to describe the body of Christ is very confusing. They are not the same things. The body of Christ is the people who have received … Continue reading →

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The Peace Testimony: Quakers, Mennonites, & Amish live without weapons.

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Steve Simms

The Peace Testimony is the historic position taken by Anabaptists (Mennonites and Amish) and Quakers that violence is morally wrong. It’s the belief that nonviolence and peaceful confrontation of evil is better than violence. In 1660, Margaret Fell, an early … Continue reading →

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The Russians are helping me pull the trigger on antiwar thoughts

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Steve Simms

If you speak Against war While your Nation’s involved, Your freedom of speech Isn’t appreciated. The cruelty ofRussian soldiersInvading UkraineOpens a windowTo speak against war. The painOf UkraineIs exposingWar’s cruel woundsFor the whole worldTo see. The screen shotOf a Russian … Continue reading →

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Peace, peace. Who knows peace?

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Steve Simms

Until inner conflict is ended (not just masked or medicated) peace of mind remains a myth. Searching for his happy place can cause a person so much anxiety that he never finds his place of inner peace. To begin to … Continue reading →

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True Christianity must start in the heart, not in the head

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Steve Simms

Few Christians Embrace the art Of how to impart The love of God With their heart, Preferring instead To try to explain With their brain. True Christianity must be imparted by the heart and demonstrated by caring action. It can’t … Continue reading →

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