Category Archives: Jesus

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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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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Discipleship, Justice, and a Death

Posted on May 2, 2011 by mdsimants

Still trying to process thoughts from the Bin Laden news.  I’m quite sure that gloating is not the right direction to go.  And I’m pretty sure that even celebration is not the right direction.  It would seem to me that … Continue reading →

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SO, I WENT TO THIS BASKETBALL GAME….

Posted on March 7, 2011 by mdsimants

…and instead received an object lesson in being a Christ-Follower. The church in which we serve sponsors a 9th/10th Grade and an 11th/12th Grade Boys Basketball team. Tonight was a playoff game for our 9th/10th Graders. I learned upon arrival … Continue reading →

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Guest Post From eksimants

Posted on February 20, 2011 by mdsimants

A guest post from eksimants. Continue reading →

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#NOTABOUTYOU

Posted on February 17, 2011 by mdsimants

Following Christ and worshipping YHWH is #NotAboutYou Continue reading →

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Job, meet David. David, meet the Disciples. Disciples, meet John Wesley.

Posted on February 7, 2011 by mdsimants

What do Job, David, Disciples, and John Wesley have in common? Continue reading →

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It’s Noon! Let’s Pray!

Posted on January 4, 2011 by mdsimants

The Lord’s Prayer.  We all know it.  Our Father, who art in heaven…. Several months ago, I learned that a common event with people affiliated with the 24-7 Prayer movement was to set their alarms for Noon in whatever timezone … Continue reading →

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