Tag Archives: terrorism

We shouldn’t let unfathomable evil desensitize us

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Steve Simms

(This article was first posted on the ONE Body Life webpage at onebody.life.) How can we deal with the ever increasing number of evil acts of mass murder and terrorism in America? When horror becomes widespread, our natural tendency is to begin to ignore it, … Continue reading →

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“Thou shall not kill?”

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Steve Simms

How many massacres Are too many? We took the words “Thou shall not kill,” Out of our schools. Now we are terrorized By home grown trauma; Random mass killings, Frequent and common. Lord, help us! The value of 1 human … Continue reading →

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What’s Up With Hatred?

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Steve Simms

What’s up with all the hate, meanness, and cruelty? We see the results of human hatred and cruelty everywhere nowadays — from terrorized and bombed out Syrians desperately fleeing to Europe; to drive by shootings on America’s streets; to random … Continue reading →

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Overcoming Your Inner Terrorism

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Steve Simms

–My Spiritual Warfare Poem: Overcoming Your Inner Terrorism– Throw out your inner foes. Never settle for or surrender to Their tormenting inner flows, Their torturous status quo. You can’t “Just say no.” You’ve got to make Your inner enemies go … Continue reading →

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Caught in the crossfire of Christ’s love and forgiveness

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Steve Simms

A victim of the hatred and evil of Roman, state-sponsored terrorism, Jesus Christ was tortured, nailed to a cross, and hung up to die. Dangling between life and death, He spoke crosswords that released God’s love and fire: “Father, forgive … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Je suis en Christ!

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Steve Simms

In a world where the words “Thou shall not kill,” are no longer in our vocabulary — Je suis en Christ! In a world full of mean words and violent actions — Je suis en Christ! In a world full … Continue reading →

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Domestic Violence Is Home Grown Terrorism!

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Steve Simms

The video of NFL star, Ray Rice’s knockout punch to his girl friend (and now new wife) has brought the brutality of domestic violence to public attention.  In America we justly protest against the brutality of ISIS.  However, we often … Continue reading →

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Views of Violence

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Steve Simms

If certain foreign nations and their leaders can be called evil (Axis of Evil, Evil Empire, etc.) and foreign terrorists and/or suicide bombers can be called evil, why aren’t America’s home-grown terrorists and mass murderers called evil? Why aren’t all … Continue reading →

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America’s Bravest Supreme Court Justice — John Marshall Harlan

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Steve Simms

Although I didn’t rank John Marshall Harlan in my Top 10 Greatest Americans, I do consider him to be American’s Brave Supreme Court Justice ever. He was a true American hero of equality. In 1896, seven men heard Homer Plessy’s story … Continue reading →

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