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Violence & abortion

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Steve Simms

It takes more courage to respond to a threat with kindness and compassion than with anger or violence. Kindness hinders violence. It’s hard to be violent to people who are showing you heart-felt compassion. Acts of violence are attempts to … Continue reading →

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Don’t know much about CRT, but I do know . . .

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Steve Simms

I’ve never read CRT and never taken a class on it. I only know about it through social media, so I’m sure my knowledge of it isn’t very accurate. However, for many decades, I’ve searched American history to learn about … Continue reading →

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To feel good, tinker with your thinker

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Steve Simms

Unhealthy thoughts are common, storming me from without and roaring from within. The more I refute and reject them, the better I feel. Make healthy choices about both what you put in your body and what you put in your … Continue reading →

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“Let him hear what the Spirit is saying . . .”

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Steve Simms

A sermon that doesn’t help you hear God for yourself makes you dependent on a man. If Christians meetTo focus on and seekThe risen Jesus,God’s SpiritWill speakWithin them. Search: Beyond Church Ekklesia.

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Prince Charles calls out “the appalling atrocity of slavery” (the human zoo of history)

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Steve Simms

On November 30, 2021, I was at the Nashville Zoo which is housed on the Grassmere Plantation. As I walked the grounds, I noticed a quarters where human beings were housed in chattel slavery and treated like animals. I saw … Continue reading →

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Is modern Christianity like an old tube of glue?

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Steve Simms

Without the glue of humility, openness, forgiveness, and compassion, humans are divisive and combative. When people come together to listen to and obey the living Jesus, their hearts connect with invisible glue. If you feel likeYou don’t have a clue,Let … Continue reading →

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Cancel-history hides much truth & calls it CRT

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Steve Simms

When some historyIs considered off limitsAnd kept in mystery,We’re being contradictoryTo the truth. The historyWe won’t faceEnslaves us toA limited and distortedView of our past. Cancel-historyOnly tellsOne sideAnd stiflesThose whoTry to tellThe fuller story. The parts of American historyThat are … Continue reading →

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Many claim Christianity, but what is it?

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Steve Simms

Until Christ is living in and demonstrating His love through those of us who claim to be Christians, we’re falling far short of our name. Christianity’s not about Wanting to oppose, Or to impose Your will on people. It’s not … Continue reading →

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Whoever “is believing” in Jesus

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Steve Simms

I was shocked to read the words, “everyone who is believing in Him may not perish,” as I read John 3:16 in the Literal Standard Version of the Bible (a word by word, literal translation). Most translations I’ve read use … Continue reading →

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Time for a Spirit-led test drive

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Steve Simms

Test drive the Bible. Read it with an open heart and notice what it does inside you. If you never test drive your spirituality and experience Jesus behind the wheel, you’ll never know what He can do. The living Jesus … Continue reading →

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