New Identity Magazine

The Multicolored Hall of Faith

Ramon Mayo — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:44:22 +0000

There’s a never-ending debate many folks have on who the greatest NBA player of all time is. Is it Jordan? Is it Lebron? Is it Kobe? There’s no doubt that if you’re an NBA fan, you land on a particular side of this debate, and you have your reasons. A lot of it boils down to where you’re from. Most folks in Chicago will swear up and down it’s Michael Jordan who deserves the title of GOAT.

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A Hidden Life

Steve Limkeman — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:38:57 +0000

“For the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs.” –George Eliot It happens all the time. We’re going about our lives, our work, our play, our families and our friendships, and then it hits us.

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Cultivating Good Character

Christopher L. Scott — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:36:14 +0000

Judah was outraged when he heard Tamar, the widow of his deceased son, had become pregnant because of prostitution. He demanded, “Bring her out, and let her be burned!” (Gen. 38:24, NLT). What a shame to their family name! What an embarrassment for her! But this story exposes Judah’s poor character, not Tamar’s. Judah’s firstborn son was Er who married Tamar, but Er died. So Judah had his…

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How To Change Your Mind

Scott Limkeman — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:33:03 +0000

Five years ago, I believed that only people of a certain level of maturity ought to be baptized; only those who identified as Christians and were able to clear a minimum threshold of biblical knowledge, sincerity, and a capacity to articulate those things. Last summer, we baptized our one-year-old daughter, who couldn’t clear the minimum threshold of a complete sentence! What led to that shift?

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Trading Bad Habits for Zakah

Jeffery Porter — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:29:52 +0000

How do I get my life together when it seems like a mess?” That is how I translate Psalm 119:9. Most English language Bibles use something similar to the NIV’s translation of “How can young people keep their way pure?” However, I am no longer a young man, and the word “pure” does not seem to apply to all of the ways that I feel like I stumble. For me, the word “pure” sounds like it has more to do…

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