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Never buy enough (be enough)

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Steve Simms

You can never buy enough physical things to make up for inner emptiness. Don’t settle for incomplete shopping: “With all your getting get understanding.” –Proverbs 4:7 An abundance of stuff has failed to “Make America kind within.” Greatness exudes kindness … Continue reading →

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The Right Stuff or The Real Deal?

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Steve Simms

Right Stuff? Or Real Deal? You don’t have to Shop 4 the right stuff When you know that Christ is the real deal! Give the gift of your testimony — show and tell what God has done! Christmas present — … Continue reading →

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They May Call It “Cyber Monday,” I Call It “Messiah Among Us Monday”

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Steve Simms

Monday? What do you call today? –Are you captivated by capitalistic consumerism on “Cyber Monday”? –Or are you consumed by love for the living, resurrected Jesus Christ on “Messiah-Among-Us Monday”? The Monday after Thanksgiving Day has become known as “Cyber … Continue reading →

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A Bleak (oops, I mean “Black”) Friday Thought . . .

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Steve Simms

A Bleak (oops I mean Black) Friday Thought: We shop for stuff thinking stuff will satisfy the seeking, striving, and searching of our soul. Sadly, surrounded with stuff upon stuff, our soul still starves!

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Why Stuff Thanksgiving Day With Shopping? (Stuff The Turkey; Not The Day!)

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Steve Simms

Will family Thanksgiving meals be replaced by hot deals, shopping thrills and retail “steals” in America’s stores? Will the day set aside for gratitude be turned into to a day of getting more stuff? Perhaps stuffing Thanksgiving Day with shopping … Continue reading →

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How To Shop For Christ*mas

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Steve Simms

From Black Friday through Christmas Eve, people will be shopping for material things to give to family, friends, and clients on Christmas Day.  They will be searching and sorting through stuff, seeking to find just the right gifts. But perhaps … Continue reading →

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