New Identity Magazine

An Eye for An Eye, and a Tooth for a Tooth

Nathan Rutan — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 17:06:28 +0000

I was reading a news article the other day about another country in which a criminal case was to be settled according to the maxim “eye for an eye.” I started thinking about the scripture in Matthew 5:38 where Jesus says “You have heard it said an “eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth…” The more I thought about this scripture, and the phrase “eye for an eye,” the more I realized that this…

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Muting The Noise of the World

Tom Koel — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:06:37 +0000

Some people like to do what they call a Prayer Hike. That is where one or more people go on a hike, or walk, and pray as they go. Now, many people, like myself, wind up on a prayer hike inadvertently when they find the trail much longer and steeper than anticipated. But here we are discussing hikes that are focused on prayer from the onset. This is a great thing to do, and is actually very…

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Memorable Middle Earth

Steve Limkeman — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:06:34 +0000

That conversation between Frodo and Gandalf, held deep within the Mines of Moria, is probably my single favorite moment of the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy. It shows a young hobbit, feeling inadequate to shoulder the incredible weight of the historic moment that has been thrust upon him, feeling overwhelmed by the associated suffering that this evil device of Sauron has wrought in his world…

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God The Gardener

Delbert Teachout — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 16:50:36 +0000

In John 15:1 Jesus says that God is the gardener and he prunes every branch that does not produce fruit. A person stuck in his or her ways of sin is like a prickly shrub growing a lot of branches with no fruit. These branches must be removed so good fruit can grow. In the same way as a bush is unable to prune itself, a person who is living in sin is unable to remove all the unfruitful branches in…

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How Anyone Can Study The Bible

Christopher L. Scott — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 23:19:18 +0000

“A Bible that’s falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn’t,” said the Baptist preacher Charles Spurgeon. Navigating the Christian life requires you clasp your Bible and use it for guidance in relationships, work, and spiritual life. When you study God’s word, you obey God. He told his people, “Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to…

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Kingdom Acceptance

Chitara Ellis — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 23:01:52 +0000

I was quite popular when I was a small kid growing up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In school I had a reputation for being smart and kind, yet shy and quiet. I remember my classmates fighting each other over who could work with me on group projects. Outside of school, I picked up friends easily at church or at the local park by just being my friendly self. This all began to change as I got older.

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