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What The Church Can Learn From YouTube (Live, It’s Sunday Morning!)

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Steve Simms

I found these YouTube statistics online. It has more than 2 billion views per day which is almost twice the prime-time audience of America’s three major broadcast networks combined. More video is uploaded to YouTube in 60 days than all three U.S. … Continue reading →

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Life Rocks When Religion Becomes Real (Or, Night At The Theological Museum)

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Steve Simms

In the 2006 movie, Night at the Museum, a night watchman at New York City’s American Museum of Natural History is shocked when the exhibits in the museum come to life. His once boring job suddenly becomes exciting and challenging. It is amazing the … Continue reading →

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Warning: Use Self-Directed Censorship

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Steve Simms

John Locke was an English philosopher and political theorist. His ideas about freedom greatly influenced America’s founding fathers and are reflected in the Declaration of Independence. Yet, Locke believed in a kind of censorship, a self-directed control of what we … Continue reading →

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Words From Ignatius Sancho, An African

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Steve Simms

I found a book recently entitled: Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an African. Sancho was born about 1729 to captives on a ship carrying kidnapped Africans to the Americas. His father killed himself rather than be a slave. When … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Christians After The New Testament

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Steve Simms

Here’s My Top Ten List – My Top 10 Christians After The New Testament 1) Francis of Assisi (Italian Catholic who fell in love with Jesus and followed Him with abandon — I think in the 12th century). 2) George Fox (founder … Continue reading →

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The Most Ignored Words In America

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Steve Simms

What are the most ignorned words in America? I nominate “Viewer Discretion Advised.” The content and attitude of most popular American TV programs prove that Americans use little or no discretion in deciding what programs to watch. My dictionary defines … Continue reading →

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Why A White Guy Digs Into Black History

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Steve Simms

Every month is black history month to me. I dig into all the black history I can find. When I tell people that I am into reading and studying black history they usually look at me with a puzzled look … Continue reading →

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