By CGI New York | November 25, 2016 | Category CHRISTIAN LIVING IN MODERN TIMES
The Origins of the Christmas Tree The Christmas tree is said to have originated in Germany with the decoration of pine trees with fancy ornaments. However, there are alternate theories that suggest otherwise. In fact, there are many legends about the Christmas tree that led to the widespread belief that the Christmas tree is an […]
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By CGI New York | November 25, 2016 | Category CHRISTIAN LIVING IN MODERN TIMES
The Evolution of Christmas Every year, Christians around the world sing hymns in celebration of the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Today, Christmas is widely recognized as a season for charity, kindness, generosity and other virtues. Love is in the air and hearts are filled with joy. However, many would be surprised […]
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By CGI New York | November 5, 2016 | Category CHRISTIAN LIVING IN MODERN TIMES
I wouldn’t call myself a tech/gadget addict, but I’ve come pretty close in recent times (that is probably what a gadget addict would say too). I’ve always been interested in the fast–paced, ever-changing technology world, whether it be computers, cellular phones, or even medical technological advances. But particularly I never thought I would get caught […]
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By CGI New York | October 21, 2016 | Category Holy Days, KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
“On an island off the coast of The Bronx in Long Island Sound, unmarked stones rest atop mass graves showing where one plot ends and another begins. Each plot contains 150 bodies. This is New York’s potter’s field, one of the largest cemeteries in the United States where the unclaimed dead, the unknown and the […]
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By CGI New York | October 21, 2016 | Category CHRISTIAN LIVING IN MODERN TIMES
We are holey. The truth is that we have a lot more in common with Swiss cheese than we might like to admit. No offense to Swiss cheese. HOLEY – As one of my previous blogs outlined, we were created incomplete – with spiritual empty space to be filled by the Holy Spirit. But it […]
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By CGI New York | October 21, 2016 | Category CHRISTIAN LIVING IN MODERN TIMES
My husband tells me that I have a pronoun problem – that is, I get so wrapped up in telling a story, where I clearly know who did what, that I will throw around pronouns with abandon and without making it clear which she did what thing with whom. [Just FYI, my sister never has […]
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By CGI New York | October 21, 2016 | Category Holy Days
Parents have been putting their kids on “time out” as a method of training for centuries. It is meant to give the child time to calm down, disengage from the highly emotional issue(s) and reflect on his/her behavior that lead to this situation. Often, it is the only way to stop a meltdown from continuing […]
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By CGI New York | October 21, 2016 | Category Holy Days, Kingdom of God
As a child growing up, I remember being excited every year when it came time to go to the Feast of Tabernacles. To be sure, I liked all of the holy days as a youth. But the Feast of Tabernacles was always such an extra special, fun time. We got to go away from home […]
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By CGI New York | October 21, 2016 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
The other day I was thinking about what am I doing with my faith? It all started from a scripture in Isaiah. God is speaking to Isaiah in regards to Jerusalem because of all their sins, and He makes a statement in verses 13 that kind of hit home to me (emphasis mine): Then the […]
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By CGI New York | October 15, 2016 | Category Kingdom of God, KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
Won’t it be wonderful when pain and suffering are no more? When tears of sadness are extinct? When fear ceases and God’s Kingdom rules? Unfortunately, a lot has to happen before this great and glorious time, but we must not give up on hope. Life without hope is meaningless. Without hope we cannot have faith […]
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