Tag Archives: relationships

Verbal battles of the will or compassionate connections of the heart?

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Steve Simms

Our culture produces too many verbal battles of the will and too few compassionate connections of the heart. Unkindness won’t convince people that your opinion is right, but it might convince them that you’re rude. Perhaps there are better ways … Continue reading →

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People connections–heart-to-heart

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Steve Simms

Nobody’s all bad.Nobody’s all good.What a mixtureIs personhood! Be a good surprise today. Be kind to someone who doesn’t expect kindness from you. There’s no logical reason not to give every person you encounter a warm, friendly greeting. Be logical! … Continue reading →

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Host people with hospitality (don’t roast them with rage)

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Steve Simms

Recurring bad behavior isn’t a mistake. It’s a choice. If we would behave, the way we think others should behave, the world would be better. Change your behavior from hostile to hospitable and people will respond differently. Are you hosting … Continue reading →

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What’s to like in people you don’t like?

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Steve Simms

How you treat your fellow humans, reveals how you truly feel about yourself. You can find much good in your fellow humans, if you look for it. There’s much hurt in the heart of humans. Your kindness can help them … Continue reading →

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Heart-connection makes life better

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Steve Simms

Moments of heart-connection with another person are marvelous. We all need more! If we would touch hearts as often as we touch screens, what joy we’d know! Disconnected hearts can be cold and cruel to each other. Connected hearts heal. … Continue reading →

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Closenessing — connecting heart-to-heart

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Steve Simms

Heart-to-heart closenessing replaces the feeling that nobody really cares about you, with the joy of feeling truly loved. Without openness, honesty, and compassion, heart-closeness with others won’t happen. Love is closer than you think. It’s in your heart, waiting for … Continue reading →

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Valentine wasn’t a sweetie

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Steve Simms

Valentine wasn’t a sweetie! He was a courageous man who was murdered for refusing to deny his faith in the living Jesus.  Religious syrup is sticky and puts out God’s inner fire. However, daily reading the Bible with an open … Continue reading →

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Christ-Connections Create Community

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Steve Simms

Thank God for Christ-connections with other people! As a child and teenager, I felt very distant and isolated from others. I really didn’t know how to connect with or relate to other people very well. I had one friend in … Continue reading →

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What Would Your Life Be Like If . . .

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Steve Simms

How would you be today if you had been born to a mother in poverty with several children by different men? What if you had been surrounded by depression, anger, fear, hopelessness, and despair? How would you be if you … Continue reading →

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Can A Sunday Church Meeting Be Like A Family Gathering? It’s Happening In Nashville!

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Steve Simms

Church is family, brothers and sisters in Christ sharing a kinship of the heart. Nobody ever asks the question: “Where do you go to family?” Family is not a place; it is relationships. So with church. Who are you joined … Continue reading →

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