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New Years’ Eve Ponderings

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Steve Simms

It is New Years’ Eve of 2011. The New Year, 2012, is arriving tonight. I find myself this morning, yearning for the fire of God, for a great spiritual awakening, for a mighty move of God right here in Nashville, … Continue reading →

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World Famous “Good” Men Who Weren’t So Good

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Steve Simms

People like to look back on history and call certain world famous men (or groups of men) good. Perhaps the two groups of men that have been considered the best of the good are the American Founding Fathers and the … Continue reading →

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William Wilberforce — The Power Of A Bold Believer

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Steve Simms

William Wilberforce (born in 1759) was a member of the British Parliament who stood up and spoke up courageously against the international slave trade and against slavery in the British Empire. His efforts and those of others ended slavery in … Continue reading →

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So What’s It Take To Be A Champion?

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Steve Simms

I wrote this poem several years ago to go along with my book: Your Sperm Won–Experiencing Your Value As A Championship Human Being. What Makes A Champion? What does it take to be a champion? A first place medal in … Continue reading →

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Jesus (And The Thoughts He Brings To My Mind)

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Steve Simms

I wrote down “Jesus.” Now I am going to write what comes from my heart. I love Jesus. He is more real to me than the air I breathe. He sustains me, strengthens me, comforts me, challenges me, inspires me, … Continue reading →

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A Soul Man’s Plane Thoughts While Flying To Colorado

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Steve Simms

While on a plane flying to Colorado Springs, I pondered the meaning of life. These are some of the thoughts that I wrote down high above Missouri and Kansas. I am a being with genuine, non-artificial intelligence. I can think what … Continue reading →

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer — Words From Prision

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Steve Simms

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was imprisoned and later executed (in 1944) by Nazi Germany. While in prison, he wrote many letters that were smuggled out. Here are some quotations from those letters: “It is only when one submits to God’s law that one … Continue reading →

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Church — Lab or Lecture? Intellect or Votech? Academic or Epidemic?

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Steve Simms

Should church be academic or epidemic? Should it be based on the transfer of religious knowledge or on an ongoing contagion of spiritual life spreading like raging fire? Here is a quotation from Paul of Tarsus, the church planter who established … Continue reading →

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Wow! Wild, Wise Words Written By Hosea

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Steve Simms

“When the Lord began to speak through Hosea, the Lord said to him . . .” “There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land. There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they … Continue reading →

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Ida B. Wells — My #VIII Greatest American Of All Time

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Steve Simms

Ida B. Wells is remembered during Black History month but it is hard to find much about her in American history books. However, in my thinking, she is the 8th greatest American of all time. (Learn more about her in my … Continue reading →

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New Years’ Eve Ponderings

World Famous “Good” Men Who Weren’t So Good

So What’s It Take To Be A Champion?

Jesus (And The Thoughts He Brings To My Mind)

A Soul Man’s Plane Thoughts While Flying To Colorado

Church — Lab or Lecture? Intellect or Votech? Academic or Epidemic?

Wow! Wild, Wise Words Written By Hosea

Ida B. Wells — My #VIII Greatest American Of All Time

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