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Violence is extreme arrogance / humility seeks peace

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Steve Simms

Violence is extreme arrogance. It pretends it has the right to hurt people. Human violence almost always causes more injustice than it solves. Both prenatal and postnatal violence are cruel. Temptation is the “human race” bate, luring us into pride, … Continue reading →

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Weaponized words enable violence (just ask Cain & Able)

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Steve Simms

There is both good and bad in every person. Find and focus on the good in everyone and you can love them. Walls in the heart tear people apart. Open hearts connect with caring and compassion. Hard hearts disconnect and … Continue reading →

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Going beyond misperception is the key to kindness

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Steve Simms

Misperception produces deception. Humble reception of truth gives clear perception. To overcome violence in society we must silence hostility and replace it with a culture of kindness and respect for all human life. Both accusations and denials of racism miss … Continue reading →

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Peace thoughts about reducing violence

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Steve Simms

Active shooters are shot full of seething, engrossed with evil, and driven by demons. However, a climate of courageous and compassionate kindness can curtail violence. Humans are attracted to violence, watching it for entertainment, playing violent games, threatening it, boasting … Continue reading →

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Violence, insults, hostility and an effective alternative

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Steve Simms

Violence has always been a part of society, even part of much of our entertainment. Perhaps what we enjoy watching is influential. Humans tend to resort to meanness (and even violence) if we have trouble getting what we want by … Continue reading →

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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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Our violent world desperately needs the message of ONE. http://amzn.to/2fU7hn8

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Steve Simms

Attacking & injuring people with words is the first step toward violence. Be kind. To stop the growth of evil in society, we all need to stop allowing it in our own hearts & minds. Since evil acts begin in … Continue reading →

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Skin color, statues, & stuff

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Steve Simms

Skin color’s a dumb thing to focus on! So much pain was released when it became a way of evaluating people. Let’s quit judging people by their “color.” Eye color, hair color, skin color; does any of it really matter? … Continue reading →

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Putting Old Testament violence in perspective

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Steve Simms

There were times in the Old Testament where God ordered the killing of all the people, and even animals, in a town. When reading those verses it is easy to think that God is unjust. It’s easy to judge God, … Continue reading →

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“The right to choose,” falsely says “Some lives don’t matter.”

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Steve Simms

Why don’t prenatal lives matter in America? Why have we devalued the most innocent form of human life? Why are prenatal lives offered no respect, no protection, and no rights? Abortion opens up a frightening question: If prenatal human life is … Continue reading →

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