• Poster for the "War of Wealth" by Charles Turner Dazey, a play that opened February 10, 1895.Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division A Certain Rich Man Luke 12:13-21 Be rich toward God, your treasure Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me." But he…

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  • How Big Is Big?

    Staring at the stars and gasping at the wonder of our own miniature stature, even as there is a universe inside of us. We sigh. MORE Friend link if you are not a Medium member. It is free! – https://medium.com/@tomsims/how-big-is-big-e64c396c9e9d?sk=daccf84cb2aba8a744d2fc0ffc6a110a Member link. If you are a Medium member, use this link and help me make…

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  • Futile Thinking

        Ephesians 4:17-24   New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   Now this I affirm and insist on in the Lord: you must no longer walk as the gentiles walk, in the futility of their minds; they are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of their ignorance and hardness of heart. They…

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  • Submit to Love

      I hear people say that it is hard to forgive. They say it is hard to love one’s enemies and pray for them. I do not agree. It is actually quite easy. It can be easy if we are submitting to God’s love. That is where the struggle come – submitting. Once that is…

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  •   Call it poetic justice or slapstick comedy, but it is dead serious with the emphasis on "dead." When we throw too many darts, they boomerang. God is not necessarily singling us out; it is simply the divine law of sowing and reaping. Haman ended up on the gallows he built for Mordecai. It is…

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  • Come, Help Us

    They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. When they had come opposite Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them; so, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas. During the night Paul had a vision:…

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  •   Psalm 58 Photo by Jimmy Jiménez on Unsplash Do you indeed decree righteousness, you rulers? do you judge the peoples with equity? No; you devise evil in your hearts, and your hands deal out violence in the land. A righteous man is praying, and he is not pulling any punches. He is praying from the…

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  • Teach Us to Pray

      Teach Us to Pray.   Gospel: Luke 11:1-13 Hosea 1:2-10 Psalm 85 Genesis 18:20-32 Psalm 138 Colossians 2:6-1   Broken by Rebellion Based in Reality -  Around us, within us, and beyond us Bonded in Relationship   https://lintr.ee/tomsims Photo by Milada Vigerova on Unsplash Teach Us to Pray. Gospel: Luke 11:1–13 Hosea 1:2–10 Psalm 85…

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  •     Earned Income & Nonprofits   Download the outline at https://workshopstogo.weebly.com/resources-to-download.html   For coaching on this, go to https://calendly.com/coachtomsims  

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  • The Imitation of Christ

      The Project Gutenberg eBook of  The Imitation of Christ This ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project…

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