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The “What ya call it” poem

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Steve Simms

What ya call it You can’t make people Work for you Without any pay. They won’t stay. Unless you use cruelty And abuse them every day, They’ll just run away. History called that slavery. Today we say Human trafficking. Learn … Continue reading →

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Cultivating the emotions that you want to feel . . .

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Steve Simms

To stay healthy, humans reject spoiled food. We can also make life better by rejecting rotten emotions. Make happiness happen. Deescalate the negative emotions that you feel. Escalate your positive ones. There’s no reason we can’t decide how we want … Continue reading →

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Have you heard beyond “heard immunity”?

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Steve Simms

The Resurrection means That Jesus can be More than heard about. He can be heard! Listen to Him. The risenness and aliveness Of Jesus Christ in the present moment, Is far too often ignored, Even by Christians. When it comes … Continue reading →

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7 short poems about Jesus being alive

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Steve Simms

Spiritual Lockdown Religious people wanted Jesus Cruelly killed And then sealed In a guarded tomb. They got what they wanted For a weekend, But many act As if He’s still there. It’s time to live like Jesus is living! Weekend … Continue reading →

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Listening to Jesus on Easter Sunday

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Steve Simms

The Resurrection meansThat Jesus can beMore than heard about.He can be heard! Waking up Easter morning 2021, I sensed Jesus saying: “Listen, Steve. Hear My voice speaking within you with words, images, and impressions.” So I did. This is what … Continue reading →

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Choose compassion. Cancel cruelty.

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Steve Simms

Compassion wants to relieve suffering. Hatred wants to cause it. Anybody can hate, but it takes great courage to consistently show compassion. Irritation sees people as a drain on your energy. Compassion sees them as an opportunity to show kindness. … Continue reading →

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Jesus’ Resurrection is nothing to be lukewarm about

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Steve Simms

When I started hanging out with the risen Jesus, I found going to church to be a regression from my daily experience with Him. Church, like the Bible Pharisees, seems to see the living Jesus as a threat to the … Continue reading →

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Life is full of boomerangs called consequences

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Steve Simms

Life’s a boomerang. It takes what we think, say, and do, and throws it back as consequences. To blame people for your choices is to proclaim that you’re their puppet. Your consequences follow your behaviors. They don’t cause them. If … Continue reading →

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Christ in a pew isn’t the hope of glory

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Steve Simms

The most powerful person in the room, when Christians gather, is the living Jesus, yet we act like He’s not even there. Christians know how to stare at a preacher. Now let’s dare to be aware of Jesus’ real presence … Continue reading →

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Founding confusion . . .

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Steve Simms

What an ironyThat America’s foundersCalled tea-tax tyrannyBut slavery a right! The cruelest tax ever levied was human slavery. It stole everything from people and then sold them as animals. The big elephant in American history: Many of our founders and … Continue reading →

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