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Lenten Series #5: Our Shadow
“Then the man and woman heard the sound of the the Lord as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the...
Michael Simmons
Apr 5, 20193 min read
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Lenten Series #4: Our Nakedness
“Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. [The serpent] said to the woman, “Did God really...
Michael Simmons
Mar 28, 20194 min read
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Lenten Series #3: Our Vocation
Recovering Our Vocation God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. – Gen. 1:31 This word for very good is the word tov me’od,...
Michael Simmons
Mar 20, 20194 min read
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Lenten Series #2: Our Help
Have you ever sought a new job only to know immediately after the interview it wasn’t a good fit? Maybe you found a job tailor-made for...
Michael Simmons
Mar 13, 20193 min read
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Lenten Series #1: An Invitation
So, what is Lent? Laurence Hull Stookey writes this. “[Lent] is a single entity with a double focus. The Forty Days are a time for...
Michael Simmons
Mar 6, 20192 min read
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The Nature of Scripture
Hello All! I’ll be writing a Lenten series on Sidewalk Scribbles starting March 6th (Ash Wednesday) but in the mean time I want to share...
Michael Simmons
Jan 27, 20193 min read
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Advent: How the Cross Humanizes Us
“If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” – Luke 9:23 What must we do to remain...
Michael Simmons
Dec 10, 20182 min read
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Advent: Are We Human?
I am human. I fear there may be no less un-Christian declaration than this. To say “I am human” trips our spiritual alarm system and, if...
Michael Simmons
Dec 6, 20183 min read
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Advent: Staying Awake
“Awake O’ sleeper, rise from the dead and Christ will shine upon you.” – Ephesians 5:14 A few days ago I was getting out to read at a...
Michael Simmons
Dec 4, 20182 min read
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Advent: Emmanuel, Leave Me the Hell Alone
We are quickly approaching Advent, the season where we wait for the arrival of Jesus, Emmanuel to come and be with us. Truly, he has come...
Michael Simmons
Nov 28, 20183 min read
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Unmerited Hospitality
Today is Thanksgiving. It is a day that I enjoy and look forward to and yet I hold in tension the historical significance as well as pain...
Michael Simmons
Nov 22, 20182 min read
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Objectified God
He is the image of God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him everything was created…everything was created by him and for him. He...
Michael Simmons
May 11, 20184 min read
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For Those Who Aren’t Good Enough
“It is much easier to admire someone else from afar than to be my own (lesser) version of those qualities.” Brian Johnson Owning Your...
Michael Simmons
May 3, 20183 min read
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True Self Is True Freedom
“For me to be a saint mens to be myself. Therefore the problem of sanctity and salvation is in fact the problem of finding out who I am...
Michael Simmons
Apr 20, 20181 min read
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Readings: The Will of God
Note: The Readings Series will be a journey through various excerpts of books I’m reading through the remainder of Eastertide. Please...
Michael Simmons
Apr 13, 20182 min read
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Holy Week – He IS Risen
“He is not here. He is risen, just as he said.” – Matthew 28:6 He is Risen! This is our declaration today and the declaration of the...
Michael Simmons
Apr 1, 20182 min read
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Holy Week – No Words
“When all the people…saw what took place, they beat their breast and went away. But all those who knew him including the women who had...
Michael Simmons
Mar 31, 20183 min read
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Holy Week – Re-Membered
“Then [the criminal] said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.” -Luke 23:42 I woke this morning to the story of a man...
Michael Simmons
Mar 30, 20183 min read
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Holy Week – Denying [Judas]
“The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the...
Michael Simmons
Mar 29, 20184 min read
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Holy Week – The Testimony of the Holy Spirit
“When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify...
Michael Simmons
Mar 28, 20184 min read
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