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The Gospel announces God’s love, not “me to me” love

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Steve Simms

The Gospel (Good News) isn’t that you can love yourself. It’s that God so loved you that He gave His only Son . . .” Me to me love,From me to me,Stays stuck in me.Lord, help me seeAnd love bothMy … Continue reading →

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Remedies for enemies

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Steve Simms

The inner enemy Is very hard to see, Because I don’t like to admit, That my enemy is often me. The person most responsible my your problems, isn’t someone else. One of our greatest enemies is our own arrogance. However, … Continue reading →

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Impoliteness — what’s it good for? Nonviolence matters.

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Steve Simms

Impoliteness — what’s it good for? Nonviolence matters. If you won’t “love your enemies,” you’ll probably provoke them into greater and greater hostility. However, if you feel justified in the use or threat of violence, you may silence your conscience … Continue reading →

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Avoid the unkindness kickback

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Steve Simms

Rampant unkindness tramples the human spirit. However, kindness can do miracles. It can turn an enemy into a friend. Anything can be expressed with kindness, even the strongest disagreement. Unkindness is the outward reflection of a disturbed heart and mind. … Continue reading →

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My group / your group — disdain isn’t sane . . .

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Steve Simms

True self-esteem never needs someone to look down on and never results in insults. It never needs to criticize other people in order to feel good about self. My group, your group, When we jump thru that hoop, What we … Continue reading →

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Christians are called to be peacemakers, not accusers . . .

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Steve Simms

The living Jesus calls us to reach people with His love, not to defeat them with our political views. He said: “Blessed are the peacemakers,” Bless those who curse you,” and “Love your enemies.” I think He meant it. Christians … Continue reading →

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Wait! Get offended later . . .

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Steve Simms

There’s no need to be quickly offended. You can always get offended later. Pride gets easily offended because it refuses to see its own faults. When you’ve been tripped up by truth, maybe it’s best not to jump up and … Continue reading →

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Jesus advocates peace

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Steve Simms

Jesus says, “Bless those who curse you.” Wouldn’t that be an interesting policy? Jesus says, “Do good to those who hate you.” Following Jesus is much harder than most people think. “Love your enemies.” If Jesus really means that, we’ve … Continue reading →

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Righteous anger isn’t easy

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Steve Simms

Anger is deceptive. When we think that our anger is righteous, we tend to see ourselves as superior to those who oppose us. It’s easy to consider your own anger to be righteous. It’s not so easy to feel that … Continue reading →

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Disagree with kindness — be your brain’s bouncer

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Steve Simms

Even when people disagree with you, you can still celebrate that they were created in God’s image. To exchange compassion, collaboration, and cooperation for name calling, is to create unnecessary conflict and cast away common sense. Concern and compassion are … Continue reading →

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