Tag Archives: blogging

All views in this blog are mine . . .

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Steve Simms

All views expressed in this blog are mine. If they don’t match your views, that’s okay. I could be wrong. Pride can easily make me blind to injustice. It can cause me to believe that people must have done something … Continue reading →

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2015 in review–a look back at “Free Gas For Your Think Tank”

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Steve Simms

Here is the WordPress.com 2015 annual report for Free Gas For Your Think Tank. Thank you for reading it and thinking about my ideas. If you like this blog, you will love my new book, Beyond Church: An Invitation To Experience The … Continue reading →

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Tag Team Blog # 2 — Your questions about participatory church . . .

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Steve Simms

I would appreciate you helping me write this Tag Team Blog. Please post any questions and/concerns you have about participatory church in the comments. I will do my best to answer them. Thanks for your help!

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Write To Free Speech / Write To Life

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Steve Simms

I love to exercise the right to write. For me, the process of writing is freeing and life producing. I write to set words and thoughts (my speech) free from self and to allow them to soar in the Spirit. Far too … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Reasons 2 Read The Blog “Free Gas For Your Think Tank”

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Steve Simms

Here are the top ten reasons to regularly read my blog Free Gas For Your Think Tank: 10) It is written in Nashville, the city with the hit ABC TV show named after it. 9) Free gas is better than cheap … Continue reading →

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Think, Question, & Boldly Post (Outside The Box) Like Luther Did!

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Steve Simms

In 1517 Martin Luther boldly posted words on a church door in Germany and started a world-wide spiritual revolution. Perhaps we can do the same by boldly posting on blogs, web sites, & social media.  (Check out my 95 Theses … Continue reading →

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2014 in review — Free Gas For Your Think Tank!

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Steve Simms

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 55,000 times in 2014. If it were a … Continue reading →

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2012 WordPress Review Of “Free Gas For Your Think Tank”

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Steve Simms

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 42,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this … Continue reading →

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How To Bring Back The Glory Days Of The Salvation Army

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Steve Simms

5 Keys To Bringing Back The Glory Days Of The Salvation Army 1) Get back to the streets. (Prayer walking with the Blood & Fire flag is a great, non-threatening way to do that.) 2) Get back to bold, public … Continue reading →

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