Tag Archives: history

Millennial Town

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Steve Simms

Millennial town Unmoved for 1,000 years, Longest continually inhabited Multi-family dwellings In the entire world; Sitting in a beautiful valley On both sides of a roaring river; Resisting terrorism For hundreds of years, Surviving disrespect, persecution, Abuse and genocide; Containing … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Corinthians 14:26, 1000 years, alternative lifestyle, bombed church, building with adobe, Christ, community building, Indian village, Indians, Millennial generation, Native American, oldest city in America, reaching Millennials, world heritage sites | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Santa Fe, NM Lives Up 2 It’s Name!

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Steve Simms

Santa Fe means Holy Faith in English. My wife and I discovered that Santa Fe, New Mexico lives up to its name! Our first morning in Santa Fe we went downtown and parked. The first thing we saw was a huge … Continue reading →

Posted in Cathedral Basilica of Santa Fe, churches in Santa Fe, Loretto Chapel, meaning of Santa Fe, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe art, santa fe tours, Sante Fe museums, Sante Fe Plaza, the staircase, what to do in | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

America’s City Named For Trusting Christ

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Steve Simms

Living during a time period that persistently promotes political correctness and considers the sincere mention of Christianity to be one of its few remaining taboos, perhaps we should think about the city named for trusting Christ — Santa Fe, New … Continue reading →

Posted in Assisi, faith, faith-based, it is in giving that we receive, Lord make me an instrument of Your peace, meaning of Santa Fe, New Mexico towns, Quotations, religion, Saint Francis of Assisi, Spanish, where there is hatred let me sow love | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Church Restructured As An Xtreme Army by William & Catherine Booth

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Steve Simms

Xtreme sports are a recent invention; however Xtreme church has existed from time to time since the earliest Christ-followers were scattered out of Jerusalem, became extreme, and turned the world upside down. One example of Xtreme church began 150 years ago (this year/2015) … Continue reading →

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Words Written In A Nashville House Fulfilled More Than A Century Later

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Steve Simms

These words from the 1880s were written by a man who lived in this Nashville house. They describe John Berry McFerrin’s experience with a non-traditional style church meeting as a young man in the 1830s. He wrote: “The meetings were greatly … Continue reading →

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The Secret 2 releasing the power of the 1st Century A.D. Christ-followers

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Steve Simms

NBC’s new miniseries, A.D.–The Bible Continues, airing on Sunday nights, is focusing attention on the early Christ-followers. Would those first Christ-followers recognize what we call “church”? Did the first Christians start recovery groups? –The first Christ-followers met in Christ-led recovery groups where they … Continue reading →

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Democracy, Ekklesia, & Church (It’s Greek to most of us.)

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Steve Simms

An ekklesia was the governing body of an ancient Greek city-state and the world’s first expression of democracy.   It was made up of all of the adult, male citizens in a particular city-state and met 40 times per year to … Continue reading →

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Full Gospel–Salvation Army Style (“Others” or Jesus–Finding Balance)

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Steve Simms

The Salvation Army is off the race track. Check out my new book, Off the RACE Track–From Color-Blind to Color Kind at this link. Commissioner Israel Gaither says this about it: “The racial divide in America is real and it is deep. … Continue reading →

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Peace Is Possible Between Israel & The Palestinians

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Steve Simms

Is peace possible between the Palestinians and Israel?  Yes, but there needs to be a radical change in methodology.  Here’s how — begin systematically applying loving, non-cooperative, non-violence modeled after Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian Independence Movement and Martin Luther … Continue reading →

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What I Learned From Corrie Ten Boom, Andraé Crouch, Dennis Bennett, David du Plessis, Chuck Smith, Kathryn Kuhlman, Jack Hayford, and Walter Martin

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Steve Simms

In the mid 1970s I attended Melodyland School of Theology in Southern California for a year.  While there I was blessed to be taught by many powerful men and women of God. Here are 8 powerful lessons that I learned from … Continue reading →

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