October 15, 2013
Do you irritate God? We spend much of our lives getting irritated by others because they don't do things the way we wish they would. Is their failure to meet our personal preferences a valid reason for our losing patience with them? That's a rhetorical question because we know that it is not (as it says in 1 Corinthians 13:5, love is ‘œnot rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs‘). We know that it's very unreasonable for us to hold people accountable to our whims and demands. God doesn't even do this, so how arrogant it is for us to do so! We can be very thankful that God doesn't sport our attitudes. We can be thankful that God doesn't get irritated by our tendency to do things our way instead of his way....Keep Reading
Posted in: Discipleship Tags: Discipleship, Guest Blogger, Mac Beaulieu
August 13, 2013
Today‘s Pulse article is written by Anthony Varesio, in another installment of the Imperfekt Chronicles.
‘œFinally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.‘ (1 Peter 3:8-9)
I am forever in awe of all the wonders that God provides us. The beauty and mystery of our natural world, those ‘œquiet‘ miracles that so often go unnoticed, unexplainable yet perfect timing, life altering epiphanies (The Holy Spirit at work in us), and the power of the connections we experience as we share our lives together....Keep Reading
Posted in: Fellowship Tags: Guest Blogger, Anthony Varesio, fellowship
November 6, 2012
“Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.” (Ephesians 2:19-22)...Keep Reading
Tags: NewLife, Guest Blogger
June 21, 2011
by Jim Quigley
Today’s guest blogger is Jim Quigley, who is leaving this Saturday for Peru for a mission trip....Keep Reading
Tags: Guest Blogger
April 19, 2011
by Steve Hoyt
Today’s post comes courtesy of an email update by Steve Hoyt, a missionary with Engineering Ministries International in Uganda, who preached at NewLife in October 2009. Steve is also the cousin of John & Tammy Choleva. With our focus this year on “Blessed to be a blessing,” I found Steve’s letter particularly meaningful and challenging....Keep Reading
Tags: Discipleship, Guest Blogger
October 12, 2010
by Jim Quigley
This week’s guest blogger is Jim Quigley. Jim has been a part of NewLife since last August, after moving up from New Jersey, and is an engineer who also works with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Trinity College.
The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.” But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish.
-Jonah 1:1-3...Keep Reading
Tags: Relationships, Discipleship, Guest Blogger
July 13, 2010
by Jim Quigley
This week’s guest blogger is Jim Quigley. Jim has been a part of NewLife since last August, after moving up from New Jersey, and is an engineer who also works with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Trinity College.
“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.” (Matthew 5:11-12)...Keep Reading
Tags: Discipleship, Guest Blogger
July 6, 2010
This week’s guest blogger is Anthony Varesio. Anthony will be contributing to the NewLife blog on occasion with his, as he puts it, “unfiltered and in-progress diary of the personal challenges and revelations that come with my pursuit of becoming a better person and living ‘The Way’.”...Keep Reading
Tags: Church, Guest Blogger
May 25, 2010
by Tammy Choleva
Today’s guest writer is Tammy Choleva. Tammy’s testimony is a response to this past Sunday’s sermon on how the gospel transforms our approach to our community....Keep Reading
Tags: Outreach, Guest Blogger
April 27, 2010
This week‘s guest blogger is Anthony Varesio. Anthony and his family have been a part of NewLife for a little less than a year, and Anthony was recently baptized. Anthony will be contributing to the NewLife blog once a month with his, as he puts it, ‘œunfiltered and in-progress diary of the personal challenges and revelations that come with my pursuit of becoming a better person and living ‘The Way‘.‘...Keep Reading
Tags: Discipleship, Guest Blogger
March 1, 2010
by Laura Motola
Today‘s guest blogger is Laura Motola. As we focus on spiritual warfare with our memory verses for February, Laura will be sharing her reflections on spiritual warfare....Keep Reading
Tags: Guest Blogger, Spiritual Warfare
February 16, 2010
by Jim Quigley
Today‘s guest blogger is Jim Quigley. Jim has been a part of NewLife since August, after moving up from New Jersey, and is an engineer who also works with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Trinity College. As we focus on spiritual warfare with our memory verses for February, Jim will share the second part of what he wrote, ‘œPreparing for battle.‘...Keep Reading
Tags: Guest Blogger, Spiritual Warfare
January 12, 2010
by Jim Quigley
Today‘s guest blogger is Jim Quigley. Jim has been a part of NewLife since August, after moving up from New Jersey. As we continue our focus on Scripture memory in 2010, Jim is going to share with us about the blessing this practice has been in his life....Keep Reading
Tags: Bible, Guest Blogger
November 10, 2009
Today‘s Pulse of NewLife is written by guest writer Anthony Varesio. Anthony and his wife Carrie live in Glastonbury, and have been attending NewLife for about eight months....Keep Reading
Tags: Guest Blogger, NewLife
October 27, 2009
by Eric Stillman
Today‘s post comes courtesy of my friend Ben Dubow, who blogs over at www.faithautopsy.com. In one of his latest posts, he referenced A.W. Tozer‘s Five Spiritual Vows. Tozer was a 20th century Christian & Missionary Alliance preacher and author who died in 1963, and whose words are incredibly challenging. You can read Tozer‘s whole discourse at http://www.neve-family.com/books/tozer/FiveVows.html; Ben‘s well-done summary is below:...Keep Reading
Tags: Discipleship, Guest Blogger
October 20, 2009
Today‘s post is written by guest blogger Eddie Mui. Eddie lives in South Windsor with his wife, Fabiola, and young children Joshua & Sarah. He‘s the one often playing the funny looking drum-like instrument (it‘s called a cajon) on Sundays, and will be leading worship this Sunday....Keep Reading
Tags: Guest Blogger, God
