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“Tebowing” Is Now An Official Word — What The Church Can Learn From Tim Tebow

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Steve Simms

Tebowing — What The Church Can Learn From Tim Tebow Denver Broncos’ quarterback, Tim Tebow, has had a remarkable season in 2011, leading his team to the NFL Playoffs by spearheading several amazing comebacks. Tim, a sincere follower of Jesus … Continue reading →

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What The Church Can Learn From The NFL

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Steve Simms

The NFL generates tremendous excitement and enthusiasm in America, while the church is mostly ignored. The NFL fills stadiums, while a great many churches have almost empty buildings. The NFL even gets people excited about their draft when they pick … Continue reading →

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Every Generation Has A Few Who Flew The Pew To Go And Do

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Steve Simms

What turns a person from a Sunday bench warmer into a spiritual reformer? That’s a good question. Fortunately there are a few individuals in most every generation who are inspired to take the Gospel from the pew to the do. … 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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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. In 1896, seven men heard Homer Plessy’s story about being forbidden to ride in the “whites … Continue reading →

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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. Ida B. Wells was born a … Continue reading →

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What The Church Can Learn From The NFL

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

America’s Bravest Supreme Court Justice — John Marshall Harlan

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