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I’m an “Authority” on a Special Kind of Gold Rush

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Steve Simms

Several times in history tens of thousands of fortune seekers have left their comfort zone and their homes. With gold fever — a burning passion to find gold — they poured into an area where gold deposits had recently been … Continue reading →

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Divine Romance — Trumpets and Torches

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Steve Simms

A man named Gideon encountered the supernatural God. He listened and obeyed and changed history with trumpets and torches. You can read his story in Judges chapter 7. Here’s what Gideon’s bold and courageous example says to me. Break out … Continue reading →

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Thank You!

Posted on July 2, 2025 by Steve Simms

The best way to express gratitude is to directly and verbally communicate gratitude with an open humble heart to the one you are grateful to. Saying “I am grateful (or thankful) to you for reading my blog,” is a rather … Continue reading →

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An Invitation to Live Beyond Worry

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Steve Simms

Here’s your invitation to live beyond worry. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” (Philippians 4:6) Few people are eager to venture into a life full … Continue reading →

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A Great Teacher Ignites the Desire to Learn

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Steve Simms

I have always learned much more when I wanted to learn than when I was forced or coerced to learn. I have forgotten most of the obligatory learning I’ve done in my life, but I have remembered a great deal … Continue reading →

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Surgery to Remove Troubling Thoughts

Posted on June 29, 2025 by Steve Simms

I let someone RegularlyDo surgery On me. He removes The anguish From my heart. His name is Jesus.Focusing onA troubling thoughtCan make you distraughtAnd filled with anguish.Casting all your caresOn the risen Christ–Fully trusting HimTo give you His peace–Will make … Continue reading →

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My Daily Habit of Listening

Posted on June 28, 2025 by Steve Simms

I love spiritual pioneering–Listening, hearing, and filteringThe meditations within my heart,Sorting and savoring those from God–Silencing those from evil or myself.Great peace and wisdom come from thinkingWhen I focus on cultivatingGod’s thoughts that bring insight and delight.They are so much … Continue reading →

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Drinking Day and Night

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Steve Simms

I love to drink day and night from this fountain. Give it a try. From a mountainAnd through a cloudGod’s message canBe very loud.When God’s cloud cameOn Mount SinaiWhat Moses heardWas a clear wordTo guide the world–The Ten Commandments.Even todayThey … Continue reading →

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Cultivating and Savoring the Good Life in My Heart

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Steve Simms

A carefully cultivated flower garden has no weeds or unhealthy plants. It abounds with stunning beauty. The same ground left unattended becomes a thicket of invasive thorns, thistles, and other destructive undergrowth. The human heart is the same. Left unattended … Continue reading →

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I Choose to Wear Truth, Love, and Forgiveness Rather Than Tolerance

Posted on June 25, 2025 by Steve Simms

The inclusion of truth and mercy in day-to-day life takes us beyond mere tolerance to genuine love and forgiveness.Holy ExclusionToo much inclusionLeads to confusionOf truth and falsehood.It calls wrong right andSays that right is wrong.It’s an exclusionOf the freedom toFollow … Continue reading →

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