New Identity Magazine

How To Pray When Life Feels Too Full

Elizabeth Troyer — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:41:14 +0000

Many Christians feel guilty about prayer. We know prayer matters. We know Jesus prayed. We know the Bible tells us to “pray continually” (1 Thessalonians 5:17). But in everyday life, prayer can feel hard to hold onto. We mean to pray in the morning, then oversleep. We plan to be still with God, then our phones buzz, our inbox fills, and the day moves faster than our heart can keep up.

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This Is What It Sounds Like

Steve Limkeman — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:52:56 +0000

Allow me to introduce you, if I may, to a world where one K-Pop band, HUNTR/X, reigns supreme over the music billboard charts, to the delight of their devoted fans. All of this you may know, for this is actually the world in which you are already living, where their hit single, “Golden,” has spent the better part of the summer months in the No. 1 spot. However, what you may not know…

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The Monsters & The Stranger Things

Steve Limkeman — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 16:43:12 +0000

They’re out there. Lurking in the woods, hiding in the shadows… waiting for the cover of darkness to strike. Monsters are heralds of death, ever seeking new victims whose bones will be discarded with the host of prey they have devoured. The grotesque, horrifying nature of their attacks terrifies us, but in the context of the story, it also feels right. Why do we, like Mike Wheeler and his friends…

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(Super) Natural Consequences and the Wrath of God

Steve Limkeman — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 19:14:37 +0000

Faced with the prospect of his own death, all Kaecilius wanted was to live. We all have an innate aversion to death, though experience or philosophy might teach us to try to embrace death rather than to run from it. Most of us, if we believed such things were possible, would choose life. Thus, many have enshrined myths regarding a quest for immortality, whether through the discovery of the…

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Meaningful Friendship

Nicholas Sowell — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 19:10:21 +0000

We live in a more globally connected world than ever before, but despite that fact, friendships seem harder to come by. True and trustworthy friends seem to be more and more difficult to find. Why is this? What has made friendship rarer and more valuable in today’s day and age? In order to understand why friendship has become harder to find, or more difficult to build, we must first look at the…

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Crucial Steps To Following Jesus

Christopher L. Scott — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 19:08:08 +0000

If a random person asked you, “Would you like to follow me?” What would be your response? Most of us would respond, “No.” Our culture has trained us to think people should follow us, not that we should follow others. Most of us are excited to lead others. Yet few of us get excited to follow someone else. But this shouldn’t surprise us. In the age of social media we don’t ask…

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New Issue Fall/Winter 2022

Cailin Henson — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 19:05:36 +0000

We hope the articles will encourage and inspire you in your journey of faith and as you move closer to God. You can find the latest articles on our website as posts, as well as in full color beauty in our digital edition here. A huge thank you to our fabulous contributors Nicholas, Steve, Cheryl, and Christopher! Cheers!

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Culture Clash

Nicholas Sowell — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 16:59:43 +0000

Before communication and connection exploded with the Internet and social media, most groups of people used to be more monocultural, where their beliefs and values were far more similar within their families, neighborhoods, and communities. Boy have times changed! What once seemed like a large world just several decades ago, now feels like the smallest in human history. Now we daily navigate…

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Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People?

Christopher L. Scott — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 16:57:15 +0000

After getting married, life was great for Matthew and Ashley. They loved each other, and others well, and were active in their faith and community. But five months into their marriage things got difficult. There was no conflict between them, but troubles were happening to them. Matthew’s father had passed away unexpectedly. Grief led Matthew’s brother—who had been clean of addiction for…

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Evil Will Come

Steve Limkeman — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 16:54:21 +0000

Do not open your heart to evil… because if you do, evil will come. Yes, very surely, evil will come. It will enter in and make its home within you, and after a little while it will no longer be possible to drive it out.” – Hercule Poirot, Death on the Nile Hercule Poirot is the best detective ever to grace the pages of a novel. Before you object, let me explain. Yes, I have read every single…

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