New Identity Magazine

Happiness & Blessing

Tom Koel — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 01:01:17 +0000

Too many toys can mess up a person’s spiritual life. Too many Hummers, iPhones, and Louis Vuitton purses, too many designer jeans with huge back pockets covered in embroidery, too many Brazilian Blow Outs, CAbi parties, chrome rims, and too much Twilight (way too much Twilight), can make it darn near impossible to know a real blessing when you get one. We never lose that infantile fascination…

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Being Uncomfortable With Comfort

Ramon Mayo — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 18:26:00 +0000

If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair.”-C.S. Lewis In our mother’s womb we are shielded from the world’s ugliness and pain. Then we are suddenly thrust out into the world and from there on out we say goodbye to comfort. We say goodbye to…

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Building A Better Me

Chelsea Swecker — Mon, 18 May 2020 19:52:42 +0000

I think I’ll jump in right where the story gets good. I have many chapters in my life that influenced who I am now, just like all of you. We have all been children before and on the same journey of figuring out what we believe about ourselves. At an early age, we decide if we are inherently good or inherently bad based upon our life experiences. My life experiences as a darling little girl taught…

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What Is a Study Bible and Why Should You Have One?

Christopher L. Scott — Tue, 12 May 2020 18:10:48 +0000

What does the apostle Paul mean when he says ‘live a quiet life’ in this verse?” The question was posed by a person participating in a Bible study I was visiting as part of our church. The facilitator—a veteran of facilitating small group discussions—flipped his study Bible open to that verse, dropped down to the footnotes, then read the explanation of the verse in the footnotes.

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Getting Out of The Good Place

Steve Limkeman — Mon, 04 May 2020 19:56:42 +0000

What do you hope will happen to you after you die? There are so many things we might wish for that cannot be fully realized in this life: reunification with family or friends who are no longer with us, release from suffering and pain, restoration of what is damaged and broken, justice for what’s been done wrong, perfect loving relationships… the list could go on forever. Do you believe that there…

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The Be-er Vs Do-er

Kelli Ward — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 19:26:59 +0000

I’ve been feeling run down lately. Sick. Headaches, blurred vision, and extremely lethargic – unlike myself. I knew something was going on when I came home after work one night and went to sleep for 12 hours. Something wasn’t right. This got me thinking, and thinking, and thinking. It wasn’t my high blood pressure. It wasn’t stress. I was too busy. I am always ripping and running. Scheduling.

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