Tag Archives: discipleship

The Best Food and Wine Are Free

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Steve Simms

The best food and wine are free. “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.” (Isaiah 55:1) “Oh, … Continue reading →

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Tattoos Decorate the Skin, but God Heals and Changes the Heart

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Steve Simms

The Pharisees wouldn’t hear or see what Jesus was truly saying and doing. Will you? You can be a hearer and a seer. Set aside your opinions. Look beyond borders. Listen to God’s inner voice. View from His perspective instead … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Place to Go

Posted on November 16, 2024 by Steve Simms

My favorite place to go is anywhere Christ is in control. I’m not particularly fond of paces, meetings, or events that are run by human control. However, I love it when individuals and groups of people let the living Jesus … Continue reading →

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I’m Still Growing Up

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Steve Simms

It’s hard to say, “I’m broken,” but it’s the truth. I need to be healed. I was born into a broken world as a broken human being who needs to be fixed. I’ve discovered that proudly trying to justify my … Continue reading →

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Peace

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Steve Simms

“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” –Henry David Thoreau Quiet desperation leads people into anxiety, accusation, anger, and an abundance of mental health issues. It annihilates inner peace. I believe that God is calling people (of all … Continue reading →

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My Fun Five (And Two Bonuses)

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Steve Simms

When people are taught about God before they have encountered the risen Jesus Christ, they have head knowledge but don’t know how to be led by the Spirit. To be led by God’s Spirit we must be aware of, attentive … Continue reading →

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Mother Mary’s advice . . .

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Steve Simms

The best advice I’ve ever received came from Mary, the mother of Jesus. She told a group of people: “Whatever He (Jesus) says to you, do it.” Mary’s advice is often stated as “Just do it.” Unfortunately, our society likes … Continue reading →

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Heart cultivation

Posted on July 22, 2023 by Steve Simms

Cultivate thoughts, feelings, and desires that align with your conscience, encourage you, and give you peace. Weed out the rest! The habits, attitudes, and desires that you daily cultivate will either open the gate to joy or shut you up … Continue reading →

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Declaration of Dependence

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Steve Simms

The risen Jesus is my Lord. I am daily dependent on Him. Apart from Him I can do nothing. He is my foundation, my strength, and my hope. I proclaim my dependence on Christ. Jesus sets me free from my … Continue reading →

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Be a heart cultivator

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Steve Simms

If you won’t continually cultivate nourishing thoughts, feelings, and desires in your heart, deceitful and destructive ones will grow naturally. The thoughts, feelings, and desires that compel and control you are the ones you have cultivated within you. To keep … Continue reading →

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