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Freedom can be attractive. A child can long for the day when he chooses his own bedtime—parents making rules can seem like the ultimate in oppression.
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But freedom can also be scary. A college graduate may wonder whether she should stay unemployed and wait for the perfect job or take what’s available and start paying off loans. “Why can’t someone just tell me what to do?”
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Where are you in life right now? Is freedom attractive, or is freedom scary?
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Perhaps the bigger question is, “Do you actually have freedom?”
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Stephen Geiger brings years of experience as a tutor, pastor, scholar, and professor to his role as Forward in Christ’s new contributing editor for the Q&A column. Learn more about him in this "Meet the editorial staff" article.
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Geiger began his work answering questions for FIC with the January 2026 issue. Catch up on any you may have missed:
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Every Ash Wednesday since 2010, members of Saving Grace, Mobile, Ala., have ceremoniously said good-bye to Alleluias for the season of Lent, a contemplative subtraction from the regular liturgy that emphasizes that exclamation of praise . . .
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It gets cold in Wisconsin. Really cold. Winter gear like hats, gloves, and scarves are a necessity that, unfortunately, many don’t have access to. This need—and opportunity—in the community is what brought two WELS congregations, St. John and Our Savior, . . .
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After praying on her knees beside her bed, Judy Fraser stood up with a premonition: She was going to raise a special-needs child. Pregnant with her first child, Mark, a feeling swept over her that the Lord had special plans for her and her husband, Pat. Years later, . . .
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