By CGI New York | June 18, 2019 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
The New Church Lady Blog Proverbs 12:11 [ESV] Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense. … When we read about worthless pursuits, let’s not be tempted to think of playing video games or Youtube watching. Nor should I only consider the potentially worthless pursuit of […]
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By CGI New York | June 9, 2019 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
The New Church Lady Blog I am not much of a pet person. I have had pets – everything from goldfish to gerbils to dogs and cats to rabbits and even a pig. But I haven’t had any pets for at least 15 years, in part because my husband is decidedly not a pet person […]
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By CGI New York | April 18, 2019 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
The New Church Lady Blog Proverbs 12:7 [NKJV] The wicked are overthrown and [are] no more, But the house of the righteous will stand. The Hebrew word translated “will stand” can mean to endure. It can also mean to take a stand. I believe that the house of the righteous endures specifically because it is […]
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By CGI New York | March 9, 2019 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
The New Church Lady Blog I’ve reached an age where even watching kids run around exhausts me – let alone the running around that my schedule requires. Yet, I haven’t reached an age when I can retire. I don’t even really want to give up on any of my service projects, family time, time with […]
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By CGI New York | March 3, 2019 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
Little 10-year-old Tommy knelt down to pray. “OK, God,” he said, “I’m going to give You a chance to prove Yourself. I really want to believe in you, God. So when I wake up in the morning, if there is a million dollars under my bed, I’ll know You’re real and I’ll never doubt You […]
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By CGI New York | March 2, 2019 | Category Kingdom of God, KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
Often, when I start to worry, the statement, “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God,” pops into my head. I read a lot of different versions of the Bible, but when it comes to Christ’s words in Matthew 6:33, it is always the King James Version that comes to mind. However, it doesn’t matter what […]
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By CGI New York | March 2, 2019 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
The New Church Lady Blog What do you see when you look in the mirror? Wrinkles? A crooked smile? Laugh lines? Someone too old, too young, too pale, too dark? For me, unless I am wearing my glasses, I don’t see anything clearly. It’s all a bit fuzzy around the edges. I’ve arrived at that […]
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By CGI New York | March 2, 2019 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
The New Church Lady Blog In modern times, we sometimes hear the phrase “putting lipstick on a pig.” I wonder if it is simply a more modernized version of Proverbs 11:22, which says, “A beautiful woman who rejects good sense is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.” [CSB] The NIV puts it like […]
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By CGI New York | March 2, 2019 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
Do a search about hearing God’s voice and you will find a number of things. First, there are numerous articles that offer advice from Scripture and opinion on how to hear His voice. I skimmed a few of these articles and found that many of them would ultimately include advice about hearing an inner voice […]
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By CGI New York | March 2, 2019 | Category KNOWLEDGE OF GOD/FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT, The Sabbath
As a Sabbath keeper I am usually perceived by non-Sabbath-keeping Christians as a legalist, outdated, or not fully understanding grace. They believe that the Fourth Commandment has either been done away, changed, or is kept by Jesus living in us. In this article I don’t want to look at why those arguments are flawed. Instead, […]
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