Author Archives: mdsimants

The Hospitality of 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2011 by mdsimants

Each year on the 11th of September, we all pause to remember the tragedy that unfolded at the hands of a few crazy people. Yet, in the midst of those remembrances, I stop to say a prayer of thanks for … Continue reading →

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New adventures

Posted on August 15, 2011 by mdsimants

Just wanted to make sure that my readers here knew where else to find me (and my family)… Effective 7 August, we have embarked on a new adventure. We have left the company we were working for and moved on … Continue reading →

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Ecclesiastes

Posted on July 26, 2011 by mdsimants

My afternoon watch (the portions of scripture that I read post-lunch) has had me in the book of Ecclesiastes the past couple of days. In my afternoon watch, Ecclesiastes gets read about every four weeks. In other words, I’ve read … Continue reading →

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Joplin +6 Weeks

Posted on July 13, 2011 by mdsimants

This evening we took a few minutes and toured some of devastation from the tornado that ripped through Joplin on 22 May 2011. I can sum it all up in one word: sobering. Simply sobering. As we drove through the … Continue reading →

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And He showed us where, and then said “Yes.”

Posted on June 13, 2011 by mdsimants

Many of you have wondered what has been going on in the life of the Simants family.  We’ve been kind of secretive.  A little Mission:Impossible even.  But, now we are ready to give you a quick rundown of what’s happening. … Continue reading →

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The Student Becomes The Teacher

Posted on June 13, 2011 by mdsimants

So, mdsimants is bach-ing it this week while sksimants leads a mission trip.  It’s just me and the rugrats. Me. In charge. Uh oh. The best way that I can describe this transition is: sksimants=George W. Bush mdsimants=Barack Obama eksimants/cesimants=Glenn … Continue reading →

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Riding Along

Posted on June 8, 2011 by mdsimants

I hate to be a rider in a car.  I much prefer to drive. We were in San Juan, Puerto Rico about four years ago.  We were in a taxicab.  Our driver had one arm and one leg. Seriously. One … Continue reading →

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Step out on Faith and get Attacked

Posted on June 4, 2011 by mdsimants

Thats the way it works.  When you take a step of faith toward doing Kingdom work, Satan will attack. Yesterday at about 4:45pm, we made a major Kingdom step of faith. By 6:15pm, eksimants was complaining of a headache.  By … Continue reading →

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What’s your World-View?

Posted on June 2, 2011 by mdsimants

What’s your world-view? I’ve been thinking about this question all day.   Not so much about how I would answer it, but rather how will my kids answer it in about 20 years. In other words, what is the legacy world-view … Continue reading →

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The Dignity of King David

Posted on June 1, 2011 by mdsimants

Undignified — Adjective.  Lacking in dignity. Dignity — Noun.  Bearing, conduct, or speech indicative of self-respect or appreciation of the formality or gravity of an occasion or situation In the Scriptures, we have two stories of King David becoming “undignified.” … Continue reading →

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