By CGI New York | February 4, 2017 | Category CHRISTIAN LIVING IN MODERN TIMES
In a recent blog, I talked about “tugging against the leash.” In a comment to that blog, a reader responded with this: “The more we trust in God, the more we understand that His yoke (leash) really is pretty light.” The comparison of God’s “leash” to His yoke being referenced here is in Matthew […]
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By CGI New York | February 4, 2017 | Category CHRISTIAN LIVING IN MODERN TIMES
The other day my family and I were watching a fun series called Brain Games, and in one episode about lying, it had a study done with children. The premise was to have a group of children sit at a table with this tasty chocolate cake, and an adult would tell them that they were […]
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By CGI New York | February 4, 2017 | Category CHRISTIAN LIVING IN MODERN TIMES
A good friend texted me this picture as a joke recently. Then he said, “This would make a good subject for a blog.” I decided He was right! How often do we take this approach to our relationship with God? Has anyone else ever realized they were doing this, or am I the only […]
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By CGI New York | February 4, 2017 | Category CHRISTIAN LIVING IN MODERN TIMES
This past week was the start the Chinese New Year. And, wow, do the Chinese know how to party. Unlike the USA, where we have a one-day celebration, the Chinese have 15 day celebration for the New Year. They decorate doors and windows, serve special foods and hand out traditional “red packets” of money. You […]
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By CGI New York | February 4, 2017 | Category CHRISTIAN LIVING IN MODERN TIMES
This past Sabbath, John Reedy gave the message in Texarkana, TX, and he asked something that I am still thinking about a few days later. He asked, as Christians, are we allowing one foot to stay in the world while the other is in God’s church? He was making the point that we are in […]
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By CGI New York | February 4, 2017 | Category CHRISTIAN LIVING IN MODERN TIMES
Many people I am currently praying for are facing severe trials right now. One friend just went in for surgery to have a cancerous tumor removed from his liver. That same man will have to go in again in a few months to have more cancer removed from his colon. A cousin of mine is […]
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By CGI New York | January 1, 2017 | Category CHRISTIAN LIVING IN MODERN TIMES
I am always amazed at the end of every year at the words that have entered our vocabulary over the previous twelve months. Often, the newly-accepted words deal largely with technological advancements. However, in 2015, there was one word that captured my attention, and for all of the wrong reasons – “affluenza”. In June 2013, […]
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By CGI New York | January 1, 2017 | Category CHRISTIAN LIVING IN MODERN TIMES
Do you ever find yourself asking God to tell you what He wants you to do with your life? Well, I do a lot. Especially during those times when I thought I was going in the right direction, but nothing was going well for me. I started getting confused and started doubting my decisions. During […]
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By CGI New York | January 1, 2017 | Category CHRISTIAN LIVING IN MODERN TIMES
Having just finished a horrific election cycle in the United States of America, I want to talk about a phrase taken from the campaign of president-elect Donald Trump. Mr. Trump anchored his entire campaign to this concept using the phrase: “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN”. This will NOT be a blog about politics, or the carnage […]
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By CGI New York | January 1, 2017 | Category CHRISTIAN LIVING IN MODERN TIMES
As I walked with our new puppy, he was having a bit of a rough day. He was jumping, yelping, gyrating, and doing everything he could to get away from this thing that was not letting him go anywhere he wanted to go. It was a leash attached to his collar, which was a new […]
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