Where to Focus
Pursuing happiness doesn’t make us happier. Trying not to worry rarely gives us peace. Below, Ron Simkins refocuses us on why we are praying for more of the Holy Spirit.
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In For the Long Run? #5
In his 5th and final installment of In For The Long Run, Ron Simkins encourages us through the story of penicillin to “keep on keeping on” even when it looks like nothing
Read MoreJesus’ Party-Throwing God
Do we think of God as the One who throws the best parties? Or Jesus as the host with the most, or the featured first on the guest list? Ron
Read MoreIn For the Long Run? #4
This week’s blog features part 4 of the In For The Long Run? series by Ron Simkins. Ron shares a cautionary tale of a leader that only believed for some
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This week’s blog features part 3 of the In For The Long Run? series by Ron Simkins. Ron challenges us to examine if we are “‘in for the long run’
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Today’s blog contribution comes from Ron Simkins. He reminds us of Jesus’ challenge to us to “keep on” in our seeking of God’s presence in our lives. May this reading
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Nuances of Biblical conversations are often lost in the translation gap from Greek to English. In the following passage, Ron Simkins highlights a wordplay in Jesus’ interaction with a Biblical scholar that has important
Read MoreHappiness or Blessing
Pastor emeritus Ron Simkins refocuses our hopes and goals during this holiday season. May his words bless you as they did me. -Renée We are entering the “I wish you
Read MoreDeveloping a Theology of Politics
Most of us have politics on our mind these days. So, as followers of Jesus, how are we to be thinking and acting? Ron Simkins shares some of the guidelines the
Read MoreGOD AND OUR “HEART”
Pastor Emeritus Ron Simkins challenges us to attend to our hearts, allowing God to reorient our deepest selves to living the way God wants us to live, with tamed hearts
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