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One solitary race (humanity)

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Steve Simms

Job applications confuse me. They ask for “race” but don’t include a box for “human.” Our race is based on our humanity, not on our skin color. If you’re a person, your race is “human.” Skin-color is an incidental. It … Continue reading →

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Sometimes in order to “get over it,” you need to cry over it

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Steve Simms

Un-cried tears leave crusty mineral deposits on your heart and make it as hard as stone. Freedom of expression includes the freedom to cry. Tears reveal an uncensored heart. Crying demonstrates emotional courage, not mental instability. Refusing to let yourself … Continue reading →

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Tear ducts give the okay to cry

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Steve Simms

If you have tear ducts, you have permission to cry. Society trained me to resist my tears. I’m still trying to overcome that. I’ve discovered that to block tears is to jam up my heart. Laughing is often a cover … Continue reading →

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Make no room for rumors

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Steve Simms

The more room you make for rumors, the more they mushroom in your mind. A rumor consumer is guided more by emotions than by facts. Rumor spreaders give rumor makers too much power. Perhaps it’s easy to believe that people … Continue reading →

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I self-identify as human

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Steve Simms

We have a common identity.Everybody I see,Is human like me. My identity is human. I’m part of the largest community in the world. (Let’s simplify identity and all just be human.) Science and your DNA identify you as one member … Continue reading →

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When life gives you demons

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Steve Simms

When life gives you demons, call on the living Jesus to come to your aid. Run to Jesus and strongly reject the demons and their tormenting thoughts. We can be rescued from demons and their deception, and given fresh new … Continue reading →

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Know anybody struggling with being single?

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Steve Simms

My wife is a relationship coach. She was single until she was 37. That gave her lots of time to learn to be “shamelessly single.” Check out her latest, practical and encouraging blog post @ . . . Shamelessly Single … Continue reading →

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OOO — Omnipresent, Omnipotent, Omniscient

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Steve Simms

I don’t just believe that God is omnipresent. I experience Him as ever in-me-present! God’s everywhere.Even if your unaware,Wherever you go,He’s already there. God’s everywhere,Not just in holy places.Look closely and see GodIn human faces. There is one place God … Continue reading →

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Fight for your dependence by surrendering

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Steve Simms

To answer the Bible’s call to daily dependence on Jesus is to really live. If Jesus isn’t working in and thru you, you’re not experiencing what He wants you to. If you don’t focus on Jesus, you won’t be able … Continue reading →

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Seeing truth when you don’t wanna

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Steve Simms

Continually accusing others makes us blind to our own faults, but we’re not innocent. You can help people more by sincerely listening to them, than by accusing them. To ignore your conscience is to ignore the way to a better … Continue reading →

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