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2024-04-11T12:06:58-06:00

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The Power of the Acorn

Last updated on: April 11, 2024 at 12:06 pm By Richard E. Simmons III

I recently gave a presentation titled, “Does the Resurrection Really matter?” I proceeded to ask the audience, “What does the resurrection mean to you personally and how has it impacted your life?” I realize that there are many people that may not have given that question the consideration it deserves. One of the ways it […] Read more

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2024-03-28T10:56:31-06:00

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Comprehending the Love of God

Last updated on: March 28, 2024 at 10:56 am By Richard E. Simmons III

Ten years ago, I was persuaded to write a weekly blog and this past Christmas we reached our 500th blog. Over the past weeks I have posted my favorite blogs from each of the ten years I have been writing. Today’s blog is from April 10, 2023. I hope you will find this meaningful. **** As […] Read more

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2024-03-15T13:49:26-06:00

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The Adolescent Crisis

Last updated on: March 15, 2024 at 1:49 pm By Richard E. Simmons III

I have become a big fan of Jonathan Haidt after reading his book, The Happiness Hypothesis. Haidt, a social psychologist who teaches at the business school at New York University, recently wrote an article about American adolescents (those born after 1996) that I found to be quite disturbing. He reports that these young adults have […] Read more

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2024-03-08T12:19:20-06:00

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Nuggets of Wisdom – Spring 2024

Last updated on: March 8, 2024 at 12:19 pm By Richard E. Simmons III

Every quarter I like to share quotes that I have encountered in my reading and research that have been meaningful to me. I call them “Nuggets of Wisdom.” ***** “Wherever you find excellence, you find continuous learning. They go hand in hand. Wherever you find that continuous learning is missing, you find mediocrity.” —MATHEW KELLY […] Read more

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2024-02-02T12:37:38-06:00

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Who Is In Control of My Life?

Last updated on: February 2, 2024 at 12:37 pm By Richard E. Simmons III

Ten years ago, I was persuaded to write a weekly blog and this past Christmas we reached our 500th blog. Over the next weeks I will be posting my favorite blogs from each of the ten years I have been writing. Today’s blog is from July 2, 2018. I hope you will find this meaningful. **** […] Read more

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2024-01-05T13:29:19-06:00

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The Foundation of our Thinking

Last updated on: January 5, 2024 at 1:29 pm By Richard E. Simmons III

Ten years ago I was persuaded to write a weekly blog and this past Christmas we reached our 500th blog. Over the next weeks I will be posting my favorite blogs from each of the ten years I have been writing. I hope this will be meaningful to you. ***** In the Bible Study groups […] Read more

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2023-12-14T12:17:31-06:00

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Blog #500

Last updated on: December 14, 2023 at 12:17 pm By Richard E. Simmons III

Ten years ago, I was persuaded by a few people to write a weekly blog. At the time I did not know what a blog was, but I decided to give it a shot. Here we are, ten years later and today’s Christmas blog is number 500. Next Monday is Christmas Day and there will […] Read more

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2023-12-07T12:34:21-06:00

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Willful Blindness

Last updated on: December 7, 2023 at 12:34 pm By Richard E. Simmons III

When people establish a belief, they should do so because they are utterly convinced that what they are believing, that which they are putting their confidence in, is true. Truth is paramount. The idea of truth has always been very straightforward. Truth is that which is ultimately, finally, and absolutely real. Truth is the “way […] Read more

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2023-11-24T10:00:15-06:00

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Insight Into Freedom

Last updated on: November 24, 2023 at 10:00 am By Richard E. Simmons III

Author Paul David Tripp offers some profound words on the issue of freedom. He says: We’re all slaves; the question is, to whom or to what? Everyone is willing to make sacrifices; the question is, to whom or for what? We all follow sets of rules; the question is, whose and for what? We all […] Read more

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2023-11-16T12:32:00-06:00

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Remembering God

Last updated on: November 16, 2023 at 12:32 pm By Richard E. Simmons III

It is amazing how many times in the Old Testament you read this about God’s people, “they forgot the Lord their God.” As the Jewish people wandered through the desert for forty years, God tells them just before they entered the promised land: For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, […] Read more

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