Notice: Longtime member, BENJY MELENDEZ, known to both CGI & United congregations has passed away. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.

By CGI New York | May 31, 2017 | Category CHRISTIAN LIVING IN MODERN TIMES

REST IN PEACE BENJY MELENDEZ, UNTIL THE VOICE AND TRUMPET SOUND.

Miss The Mark by Brian G. Bettes

By CGI New York | May 19, 2017 | Category CHRISTIAN LIVING IN MODERN TIMES

I went to my daughter’s school awards ceremony a couple of days ago. I was struck by the fact that there was a “B” honor roll, and that there was an honor roll for each semester. Are we really telling kids that they can do less than stellar work for only part of the year […]

Love Yourself To Love Others Better by Brandy Webb

By CGI New York | May 19, 2017 | Category CHRISTIAN LIVING IN MODERN TIMES

I know some people, me included, that struggle with truly loving themselves. I am not meaning that we hate ourselves. We just struggle with loving ourselves by liking who we are instead of wishing to be something else. Some of us also struggle with loving ourselves by not forgiving ourselves when we make mistakes. Instead […]

Mother’s Day

By CGI New York | May 13, 2017 | Category CHRISTIAN LIVING IN MODERN TIMES

The Only Carbon Copy by Nancy White

By CGI New York | May 13, 2017 | Category CHRISTIAN LIVING IN MODERN TIMES

Speaking of Jesus, Hebrews 1:3 [KJV] says, Who being the brightness of [his] glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; The words “the express image” here are from […]

Unlearning The World by Brian G. Bettes

By CGI New York | May 13, 2017 | Category CHRISTIAN LIVING IN MODERN TIMES

I have often heard it said that the most difficult thing about learning something new is unlearning what we already know in the first place. The willingness to jettison long-held ideas and beliefs, even when confronted with clear evidence to the contrary, is indeed difficult. Why is that? In the Bible is a story of […]

Stand Tall by Brandy Webb

By CGI New York | May 13, 2017 | Category CHRISTIAN LIVING IN MODERN TIMES

I know that I have said this many times before, but I will say it again, life is hard sometimes. Maybe hard doesn’t have the punch it should, but I am a Christian blogger, so I will stay with the word “hard.” I don’t know anyone who hasn’t gone through at least one tragedy. In […]

Made To Be Loved And To Love by Brian G. Bettes

By CGI New York | May 13, 2017 | Category CHRISTIAN LIVING IN MODERN TIMES

In Genesis 1:26-27, we are told that we have been created in the image of God, and according to His likeness. In order to understand this more fully, let’s explore a couple of things. IN HIS IMAGE The Hebrew word used for ‘image’ in Genesis, ‘tselem’, means “resemblance,” or, “representative figure.” In Revelation 1:12-17, there […]

God Likes Me by Brandy Webb

By CGI New York | May 13, 2017 | Category CHRISTIAN LIVING IN MODERN TIMES

I have turned another year older this week, and I hope that I am a wee bit wiser. When I get close to my birthday, I find myself contemplating the past year. To be honest, since my birthday falls very close to Unleavened Bread, I start introspection at Passover and continue it until my birthday.  […]