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Read more about the article One little word

One little word

  • Post author:James F. Pope
  • Post published:2023/03/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

The title of this article can get you thinking about Martin Luther’s Reformation hymn “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” (Christian Worship 863/864). The third stanza ends with the observation…

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Read more about the article “My life”: Part 2

“My life”: Part 2

  • Post author:Joel Petermann
  • Post published:2023/03/31
  • Post category:00spotlight-topslider/FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Jesus’ purpose in laying down his life was so that after three days he could take it up victoriously. It was my first experience with death. I’ll never forget standing…

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Read more about the article Easter made it so

Easter made it so

  • Post author:Michael Weigand
  • Post published:2023/03/31
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One of the things that I will miss most when my days of pastoring are over is leading worship on Easter morning: the singing, the choirs, the looks on people’s…

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Read more about the article Don’t judge a book by its cover

Don’t judge a book by its cover

  • Post author:Stephen G. Helwig
  • Post published:2023/03/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

“See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey” (Zechariah 9:9). You can't judge a book…

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Read more about the article Psalm 4: When you draw nearer to the end

Psalm 4: When you draw nearer to the end

  • Post author:Richard E. Lauersdorf
  • Post published:2023/03/30
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Times were tough for King David. His son Absalom had started a civil war, trying to wrest the kingdom from his father. The rebel forces had even forced David to…

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Read more about the article “My life”: Part 1

“My life”: Part 1

  • Post author:Joel Petermann
  • Post published:2023/02/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Jesus laid down his life so that life comes to us. “Mine!” cries the two-year-old to his one-year-old sister who has unknowingly laid hands on a favorite toy. “It’s my…

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Read more about the article The Lord takes care of his church

The Lord takes care of his church

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2023/02/27
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In 2015, there were 77 vacancies for pastor-trained positions in our synod. That represented a vacancy rate of about 5 percent. Today, there are more than 140 vacancies for pastor-trained…

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Read more about the article Moving the needle

Moving the needle

  • Post author:Adam Mueller
  • Post published:2023/02/27
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In God’s kingdom, nothing happens without the Word. Automobile purists insist that the only way to drive a car is by manual transmission. There’s nothing like the exhilaration of driving…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Lynne Eby

Confessions of faith: Lynne Eby

  • Post author:Gabriella Blauert
  • Post published:2023/02/27
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An atheist who hated Christians discovers the truth of God’s Word. Lynne Eby shares a lot of similarities with the apostle Paul. Lynne spent the first 35 years of her…

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