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Being mindful of God-words (they’re flowing thru your mind)

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Steve Simms

God-words are thoughts and/or impressions that come directly from God. Human consciousness is sprinkled with God-words. I believe that all people experience God-words, but that few people learn to recognize them and obey them. Most people ignore them. Too many … Continue reading →

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Suspicious minds need a suspicion check

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Steve Simms

Suspicions aren’t facts. Suspicion check! Yours might be wrong. Perhaps the best suspicion is the suspicion that many of your suspicions are false. Suspicion makes for a very uncomfortable atmosphere. In many ways, it hinders happiness. Be suspicious of the … Continue reading →

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Pride and prejudice against humility

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Steve Simms

Pride brushes aside other people’s opinions. Humility tries to understand them. Humility is underrated. Pride is over blown. Proud people blame other people. Humble people accept responsibility for the consequences of their words and behaviors. Pride can get you stuck. … Continue reading →

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Is church like a parked bus?

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Steve Simms

Too often, church is like a parked bus. You get on and take a seat. An hour later, you get off at the same place you got on. Rather than the celebration of the living Jesus, church has too often … Continue reading →

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People with needy egos vilify others

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Steve Simms

To try to make themselves look and feel important, insecure people will sometimes vilify other people. A needy ego tends to vilify anyone or anything that it sees as a hinderance. A mature leader takes responsibility. An immature one engages … Continue reading →

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What does “Jesus is Lord,” mean?

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Steve Simms

For many Christians, Jesus is merely a subject of systematic theology, instead of the living Lord who they humbly obey. Until our desires, feelings, and opinions have been freely surrendered to the authority of the risen Jesus, we won’t understand … Continue reading →

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Beware of backwards Christianity

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Steve Simms

Too often we get Christianity backwards. We expect Christ to follow and bless our desires, feelings, and opinions. If asking Jesus into your heart doesn’t lead to following Him instead of your own opinions and desires, you’ve stopped short of … Continue reading →

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Awake to the “fake take” — we’ve all got truth and error

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Steve Simms

Ego often trips up love and shoves out kindness. It’s easy to allow the dictatorship of the mind and our pride, to bully us into suppressing the compassion of our heart. Self-forgetfulness opens the door to pure joy. Self-focus entangles … Continue reading →

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Race-based or prenatal–abuse is wrong

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Steve Simms

Let’s admit and renounce all injustice, past and present. Abuse is wrong, whether it’s race-based or prenatal. The Bible says, “Humble yourself.” An observation: Refusing to wear a mask in a pandemic isn’t an act of humility. If we want … Continue reading →

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Historical observations about Confederate Statues

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Steve Simms

There are about 700 Confederate monuments in the United States. Most of them are on public land and were erected in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Some were put up in the mid 1900s as a backlash to the … Continue reading →

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