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Keep your heart “Open For (Spiritual) Business”

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Steve Simms

When you open up your heart, love rushes in open flushes out anger, bitterness, guilt and the hurtful things that enslave you. Open-hearted love doesn’t mean unconditional approval. An open heart can deeply care about people while strongly disagreeing with … Continue reading →

Church should let imperfect people listen to God

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Steve Simms

Don’t look for a perfect church, but for a church where imperfect people are trusted to hear God, listened to and not just lectured.When church replaced the awe of God for the sound of a sermon, it became more about … Continue reading →

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Where to find heart connections

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Steve Simms

Heart connections change lives. Are they encouraged anywhere besides funeral homes & support groups? Yes, in ekklesia! Ekklesia isn’t another word for church. It’s a very different way for Christians to meet together. Some people want to argue about the … Continue reading →

Posted in Beyond Church, Bible, book, Christian Denominations, church program, denominations, from the heart, heart-felt, organization, Uncategorized | Tagged Christianity, church, do the stuff, ekklesia, heart, organic church, religion, support groups | Leave a comment

Take a sorry safari . . .

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Steve Simms

Let the Holy Spirit guide you on a sorry safari and show you the shame, error, offense, and other wickedness lurking in the natural habitat of your heart. Discover the treacherous primeval forest that you carry inside yourself. (It’s a jungle … Continue reading →

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What’s streaming in your heart? Raw desire? Or Spiritual Fire?

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Steve Simms

What’s streaming in your heart? Raw desire? Or Spiritual Fire? Lust and disgust? Or love from above? Thoughts that annoy? Or real time joy? Spiritual blindness? Or lovingkindness? What do you find flowing through your mind? So, what’s innernet streaming … Continue reading →

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Aiming For Your Heart

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Steve Simms

Television and movies aim to reach your desire to be entertained. Advertising aims to for your emotions. Negative political advertisements aim to reach your fears. Classes, seminars, and even sermons aim for your mind. Love, however, aims to reach your … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Gusher Or Spiritual Stopper

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Steve Simms

Are you a spiritual gusher or a Spirit stopper? Perhaps these thoughts, based on the words of an ancient prophet, can help you answer that question. (See Isaiah, chapter 35.) When God gushes forth from the depths of the human … Continue reading →

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Improv Works Well In Comedy — Could It Work In Church?

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Steve Simms

Improv is a shortened version of the word improvisation. It refers to acting or creating in the moment rather than planning one’s words and actions ahead of time. It can be thought of as “on the spur of the moment” … Continue reading →

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The Last Thought Principle

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Steve Simms

You park your car at night; turn off the ignition; lock the door. And your car just sits there –idle–doing absolutely nothing until you’re ready to crank it up and drive it again the next day! Not so with your … Continue reading →

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My Day In Bethlehem (Not Pennsylvania)

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Steve Simms

I could see the ancient, small town of Bethlehem in the distance as I approached the Shepherds Grotto, a small cave where shepherds have sheltered themselves for too many centuries to count. It was in these fields that something happened … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: heart

Keep your heart “Open For (Spiritual) Business”

Church should let imperfect people listen to God

Where to find heart connections

Take a sorry safari . . .

What’s streaming in your heart? Raw desire? Or Spiritual Fire?

Aiming For Your Heart

Spiritual Gusher Or Spiritual Stopper

The Last Thought Principle

My Day In Bethlehem (Not Pennsylvania)

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