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Self-will will only make self miserable

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Steve Simms

Self-will is based on insufficient data; on our feelings and desires, not on truth. When self-will prevails over God’s will for you, misery manifests. A life, battered by self-will, is continually frustrated and stressed. The ravages of self-will reek havoc … Continue reading →

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Insider Christianity is essential (it’s not just Sunday church-going)

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Steve Simms

Insider Christianity burns in your heart and daily changes you from within. It isn’t the same thing as Sunday church-going. The great joy of insider Christianity (Jesus living in and through you) can’t be fully communicated with words. It must … Continue reading →

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The Bible Resurrection events / everyday Easter

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Steve Simms

The Resurrection events in the New Testament off a closer walk with the here-and-now Jesus to everyone. Unfortunately, Christians have too often rejected the biblical, foundational rock of supernatural revelation, for the gravestone of religious knowledge and programs. The Bible … Continue reading →

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Following the living, here-and-now Jesus (not an absentee Jesus)

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Steve Simms

Christians ask, “Where do you go to church?” I prefer, “How do you follow the living Jesus?” Too many churches and Christians act like they have an absentee Jesus. (Sometimes they even seem to use the Bible as a note … Continue reading →

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Can good people be found? Not according to biblical Christianity.

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Steve Simms

If you believe that you’re a good person, perhaps you haven’t examined your own heart (and listened to your conscience) very closely. Every person is capable of doing wrong (and even terrible) things. So where are the good people? It’s … Continue reading →

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Happiness doesn’t rhyme with anamosity (but a lot of things do)

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Steve Simms

When the velocity of animosity exceeds the speeds of kindness, of understanding, and of truth, we’re all in trouble. Animosity reduces luminosity, until the light in our heart grows dim and in our darkness we think we’re right. Where there’s … Continue reading →

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The load not taken — “choicequences” & inner peace

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Steve Simms

The load not taken can’t weigh you down. Choices create consequences. We’re free to pick the ones we want. Our wishes are weak, but our choices create our future. I made up a new word–choi/ce/quen/ces–the consequences of your choices. The … Continue reading →

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Courtesy matters — try it and see!

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Steve Simms

No mater whatPeople say,You can chooseTo respondIn a courteous way. The failure to be courteous and kind isn’t a minor failure. Courtesy only costs a little kindness and humility, but it cultivates peace and community. Courtesy handles disagreement with respect, … Continue reading →

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Remedies for enemies

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Steve Simms

The inner enemy Is very hard to see, Because I don’t like to admit, That my enemy is often me. The person most responsible my your problems, isn’t someone else. One of our greatest enemies is our own arrogance. However, … Continue reading →

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Blind spots dot the psyche (bet you’ve got some)

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Steve Simms

When I’m wrong and don’t know it, that’s a blind spot. All humans have them–even you. If you get mad because people disagree with you, your blind spots are showing. When I don’t see something that I’m wrong about, that’s … Continue reading →

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