Author Archives: Carl Simmons

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About Carl Simmons

See the About Me page on my site, if you want to know more about ME. Otherwise, hopefully you'll know more about Jesus and some of his followers by reading here. And thanks for stopping by.

Pick It Up—Put It On—Walk It Out: a small-group session

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Carl Simmons

For this session, you’ll need…. 1 old, beaten-up jacket and one new jacket, for every four to six people. The older and smellier your old jacket is, the better—but not so bad that people would get dirty just putting it … Continue reading →

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A Small Book for the Anxious Heart

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Carl Simmons

It is what it says it is. 🙂 And it’s by an author a few of you will recognize. . . . Edward T. Welch. A Small Book for the Anxious Heart: Meditations on Fear, Worry, and Trust. 192p., $17.99, … Continue reading →

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Walk It Out  

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Carl Simmons

All of our lives, when lived rightly, are a journey into trust. A few days ago, I mentioned one prayer I’ve been repeatedly lifting up to God. In fact, there’s another particular prayer I’ve been praying for quite a while, … Continue reading →

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Rooted (IN)

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Carl Simmons

A journey out of shame and into healing . . . Susan F. Carson. Rooted (IN): Thriving in Connection With God, Yourself, and Others. 240p., $14.99, Deep River Books. We are all on a journey of becoming who we already … Continue reading →

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Put on Eternity    

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Carl Simmons

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth… seeing … Continue reading →

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Renovating Your Mind

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Carl Simmons

The renewing of one’s mind, through one person’s process. . . . Patrick Egle. Renovating Your Mind: 365 Devotions for Everyday Life. 400p., $15.99, Deep River Books. Motivated by a desire to strengthen his family’s faith, Patrick Egle decided to … Continue reading →

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Put on Your New Self      

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Carl Simmons

Whatever we truly do for God, it is Christ in us. Whatever holiness we have is not ours to take credit for, but Christ’s to be glorified with. Even then, it is not what Christ does, but who Christ is—and … Continue reading →

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Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Carl Simmons

And for those of you who have the Greek (and financial) wherewithal to go to the original sources. . . . Philip Wesley Comfort and David P. Barrett, eds. The Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts. Volume 1: … Continue reading →

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Pick Up Your New Life   

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Carl Simmons

The only difference between “us” and “them” . . . is Jesus. Continue reading →

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Interpreting the Gospels and Acts

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Carl Simmons

Another one for all you exegetes in the audience. . . . David. L. Turner. Interpreting the Gospels and Acts. Handbooks for New Testament Exegesis. 368p., $36.99, Kregel Academic. In this final volume of the Handbooks for New Testament Exegesis series, … Continue reading →

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