Tag Archives: holidays

The Christ Holiday!

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Steve Simms

Don’t keep Christ in Christmas! Let Him out! Celebrate, follow, and obey, The living Jesus everyday! May you enjoy this day, Named for Christ, And encounter Jesus’ love As you gather today With family and friends On this special “Holiday,” … Continue reading →

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Meeting the Halloween Challenge! (Reformation Day.)

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Steve Simms

–The greatest challenge for Halloween is not decorating, or getting a costume that suits you, or which party to go to, or getting the kids ready for trick or treating, or even the weather. The greatest challenge is to take … Continue reading →

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Holidays: Preference, Orientation, & Freedom!

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Steve Simms

What is your holiday preference?  My holiday orientation is Christmas — celebrating the birth of the living, resurrected Jesus Christ! Christmas is Freedom Day — time for mental, emotional, and spiritual captives to be set free from their self-destructive thoughts, … Continue reading →

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The Holiday Season — Celebrating the glorious value of an inconvenient, out of marriage, unplanned pregnancy!

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Steve Simms
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What Do You Call The Sunday After Thanksgiving?

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Steve Simms

What do you call the Sunday after Thanksgiving Day? After Black Friday . . . After Small Business Saturday . . . But before Cyber Monday . . . It’s Reason For The Season Sunday! Jesus Christ is the reason … Continue reading →

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A Simple Christmas Quiz

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Steve Simms

A very simple and very short Christmas quiz: Christmas is about Jesus coming to save people from their . . . A) winter boredom. B) needing a reason to shop. C) sins. D) needing a cute story to entertain their … 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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Let’s Be Fair & Name Every Holiday “Holiday”

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Steve Simms

There continues to be much effort made attempting to change the name and focus of Christmas.  For example, this Christmas season, the governor of Rhode Island, Lincoln Chafee, decided to change the name of the Christmas tree in the rotunda … Continue reading →

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Christmas Chatter

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Steve Simms

Christmas chatter: ‘Tis the season to celebrate Jesus.  Happy Christ Day!  Merry Jesusmas!  “When Christ entered our world, He didn’t come to brighten our Decembers, but to transform our lives.” –Rich Miller Have yourself a Holy Spirit Christmas.  What we … Continue reading →

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