Author: <span>John Braun</span>

The Bible still matters: Part 3

Post author:John Braun
Post published:2021/03/27
Post category:00unavailable FIC Features FIC Series Forward in Christ

The Bible is the only source of truth. On the shores of the Sea of Galilee, a large crowd looked for Jesus and for answers. He “had compassion on them,…

A thought: Scripture alone

Post author:John Braun
Post published:2021/03/27
Post category:FIC Features FIC Series Forward in Christ

Scripture is the revelation of God—his message from above to all of us here below. Its primary message is the gospel, and that’s the power to open our understanding to…

A thought: The Ides of March

Post author:John Braun
Post published:2021/02/25
Post category:00unavailable FIC Features FIC Series Forward in Christ

Perhaps Shakespeare’s tragedy, Julius Caesar, brought the idea of the Ides of March to English speakers. Without his play, it seems that March 15 might not be remembered as the…

The Bible still matters: Part 2

Post author:John Braun
Post published:2021/02/25
Post category:FIC Features FIC Series Forward in Christ

Only the Bible reveals that God has made us brothers and sisters because of Jesus. Who is that looking back at you in the mirror? It’s you, of course. But…

The Bible still matters: Part 1

Post author:John Braun
Post published:2021/01/30
Post category:FIC Features FIC Series Forward in Christ

Only the Bible teaches us about God’s grace. Jesus taught two little parables. The first is about a man who found a treasure and was so filled with joy that…

A thought: The path of the righteous

Post author:John Braun
Post published:2021/01/29
Post category:00unavailable FIC Features FIC Series Forward in Christ

A few weeks ago when I was taking a walk, I passed a car with the license plate “PVB 3V5.” It dawned on me that the plate was a Christian…

A thought: The Bible still matters

Post author:John Braun
Post published:2020/12/28
Post category:FIC Features FIC Series Forward in Christ

The Bible is God’s revelation. It’s not speculation. God’s revelation focuses on one person—Jesus Christ. Many have asked why an itinerant preacher two thousand years ago is important to us…

A thought: Happy birthday, Brother!

Post author:John Braun
Post published:2020/11/29
Post category:FIC Features FIC Series Forward in Christ

Birthday parties for family members are most often special events—the candles, the cake, the presents, and then the pictures. Years later we trot out the pictures to remember the young…

A thought: Change

Post author:John Braun
Post published:2020/10/28
Post category:FIC Features FIC Series Forward in Christ

We spent a couple of days in the northern part of Wisconsin. The leaves were green at home when we left. When we arrived, the trees were mostly green except…

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