SERIES

Listed below are the series published in Forward in Christ magazine. Use the drop down with arrow to select a series. Beneath the drop down is a list of the most current articles in a series.

Psalm 32: When you need forgiveness

Please explain: What does it mean that Christians are priests before God?

My Christian life: Raising a child with special needs

Parent conversations: What tactics do you use to encourage children to tackle difficult tasks?

Q&A: When we pray, “Your kingdom come,” what are we praying for?

Confessions of faith: Colleen Thorson

My church family

Confessions of faith: Boggs family

Q&A: How can I better manage what God has given me this year so that I glorify him?

Parent conversations: How can we model good listening skills for our kids?

My Christian life: Premature twins defy medical odds

Up close and personal

Please explain: If I have been baptized, does that mean I have been anointed?

With you always

Psalm 130: When rocks fall

Resolving to share joy

Q&A: What are ways to glorify God besides singing in church?

Bible study: Freedom in service

Parent conversations: How do we help our kids move on from mistakes?

Confessions of faith: Four generations

Miracle in the mess

My Christian life: College student recovers after rare diagnosis

It’s never too early

Please explain: Can Christians be so heavenly minded that they are of no earthly good?

What does this mean for me? Article 6

Build others up

Confessions of faith: John Jia

My Christian life: The reality of being a Vietnam veteran

Q&A: I have no special gifts, and I mess up all the time. Does God really need me?

Bible study: Spiritual gifts

Thank God for conflict

Please explain: The world is a mess. Why doesn’t Jesus do something about it?

Thanks for not giving

What does this mean for me? Article 5

Parent conversations: How can we instill gratitude in our children?

Hope for the future

Q&A: How do I overcome the feeling that my life has no purpose and I don’t make a difference?

Parent conversations: How can parents find the balance between being too restrictive and too permissive?

My Christian life: When vocation and ministry collide

Confessions of faith: Alicia Heintz

What does this mean for me? Article 4

Bible study: Rejoice in your status!

Lutheran leadership: Not just authority

Please explain: Why is Holy Communion so important to confessional Lutherans?

Confessions of faith: Clark Woods

My Christian life: From Air Force sergeant to staff minister

Please explain: What does it mean to give up everything to follow Jesus?

The cameras are rolling

Our task is not over

Q&A: My friend died and was not a professing Christian. What do I say to the family?

Bible study: Baptismal blessings

What does this mean for me? Article 3

On mission statements and missions

The Lord calls: Article 4

My Christian life: Faith provides firm foundation after cancer diagnosis

Q&A: How can my mother and I forgive my father for being unfaithful and causing my parents to divorce?

Please explain: If I worry, am I doubting God?

Confessions of faith: Travis and Frankie

Love one another

You are good to go

Update on WELS’ effort in Vietnam

What does this mean for me? Article 2

Parent conversations: How can we teach kids to be good friends?

Parent conversations: What life skills will help young people as they transition to adulthood?

Please explain: What is the point of praying?

More workers for a bountiful harvest

My Christian life: From prospect to pastor

The Lord calls: Article 3

Q&A: Why were demon possession, gifts of healing, and gifts of tongues more prevalent in biblical times?

Bible study: Gifts of tongues and miraculous healing

Sound the alarm

What does this mean for me? Article 1

Palmetto palms and wrens

Confessions of faith: Jason LeMay

Parent conversations: How do we discuss death with our children?

Confessions of faith: Yaz Rodriguez

The Lord calls: Article 2

My Christian life: The unique path of embryo adoption

Parent conversations: What does it look like for a father to be a strong Christian leader?

Please explain: Where do we get the idea of the Trinity when that word isn’t mentioned in the Bible?

Q&A: Is Christianity the only religion that gives the certainty of heaven?

150 years of fellowship

Teen talk: Why all this trouble?

Teen talk: Facing persecution

Teen talk: Count your blessings

Teen talk: Jump!

Teen talk: Tune in

Teen talk: Thankfulness

Teen talk: Jesus is in our hearts

Teen talk: Do you believe this?

Teen talk: From falling to soaring

Teen talk: My life as a child of divorce

Confessions of faith: Jack Cotter

The Lord calls: Article 1

A unique system of schools

Bible study: Jesus is everyone’s Savior

My Christian life: Turning tragedy into blessing

Do you mind if I come in?

Q&A: If people go to hell, isn’t it their fault because God gave them free will and they rejected him?

Parent conversations: How can we help young adults stay engaged in the church?

Please explain: If Jesus is the Good Shepherd, how can he also be the Lamb of God?

Pray, Christian, pray

Parent conversations: What do parents need to know about video games?

Confessions of faith: Jack and Cathie Dearing

Believe the Word

My Christian life: A Malawian Christian committed to serving others

Please explain: What’s the big deal about Easter?

Q&A: Why are the 40 days between Jesus’ resurrection and his ascension important for the disciples and for us?

Facts over feelings

God’s cure—for everything

Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.

Today you will be with me in paradise.

Woman, here is your son.

Parent conversations: How do parents not let worry get the best of them?

My Christian life: Pen pal shares faith with prisoners

Confessions of faith: Caroline and Lawrence McCatty

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

Q&A: Can you explain Jesus’ words to the wailing women he met on his way to be crucified?

Lenten repentance, Lenten appreciation

It is finished.

The Judas priority

Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.

Parent conversations: How do we teach our kids to value all people?

Please explain: Why should we love our enemies?

Bible study: Love one another

The most loving friendship

Confessions of faith: Shawn Jacobs

Q&A: What if spouses don’t “love” each other anymore?

My Christian life: Born deaf to a hearing family

Please explain: Why did Jesus do miracles?

Parent conversations: When parenting philosophies differ

Bible study: Above all things!

Q&A: Is it wrong to have a cross with Jesus’ body on it?

Confessions of faith: Roy Mendoza and Paul Moronczyk

Plan with wisdom and faith

The old has gone, the new is here!

Believe the Christmas miracles

My Christian life: A single mother finds a new beginning

He’s coming—really!

Purposeful discussions

Confessions of faith: Allen and Rosalind Braun

Q&A: Is our time of grace really unchangeable?

Bible study: The comfort of God’s providence

Parent conversations: How can we help today’s overwhelmed teens?

My Christian life: Finding real Christmas joy while in the hospital

Please explain: As a Christian, what does it mean to be humble?

A thought: Mary

The book of James: Waiting for Christ’s return

Parent conversations: How can parents maintain a healthy marriage?

My Christian life: Holding up the prophets’ hands

Please explain: What does it mean to have your name written in God’s book?

Bible study: Precious grace

Confessions of faith: Anthony and Tyler

Power over death

Q&A: I know that we are saved by grace apart from works, but how can it be that easy?

The book of James: Active in using prayer

A thought: Come, Lord Jesus!

Now thank we all our God!

Upholding biblical values

What it means to be truly Lutheran: Public ministers of the gospel are called to serve

What it means to be truly Lutheran: The church is believers in Jesus

What it means to be truly Lutheran: God’s different work in two kingdoms

What it means to be truly Lutheran: Vocation: Serving God and others

What it means to be truly Lutheran: Faith-produced good works

What it means to be truly Lutheran: Living a life of repentance

What it means to be truly Lutheran: Lord’s Supper

What it means to be truly Lutheran: Baptism

What it means to be truly Lutheran: The means of grace

What it means to be truly Lutheran: Faith alone

What it means to be truly Lutheran: Grace alone

What it means to be truly Lutheran: Original sin

What it means to be truly Lutheran: The distinction between law and gospel

What it means to be truly Lutheran: Scripture alone

Confessions of faith: Souksamay Phetsanghane

Parent conversations: You might be a Lutheran parent if . . .

Confessions of faith: Dale Anne Mondy

My Christian life: One man’s battle with anxiety

Please explain: Is God’s design for marriage relevant in today’s world?

President’s message: To judge or not to judge

Bible study: Rewards of grace

Q&A: Are there degrees of glory in heaven as a reward for good works?

A thought: Here we stand!

A daily walk with our Shepherd

The book of James: Active in showing love

Deliver us from evil

Confessions of faith: Hưu-Trung Lê

My Christian life: Heart transplant inspires a life of service

Parent conversations: Parenting post–high school: What is a parent’s role?

Please explain: Does God favor certain people?

Overwhelmed but not overcome

Mind your own business

Q&A: Do Lutherans take the Bible literally and teach millennialism?

President’s message: A field ripe for harvest

The book of James: Correctly evaluating riches

A thought: Obedience

Bible study: What’s going to happen on the Last Day?

Confessions of faith: Christopher Koch

Q&A: Are there different interpretations of the Bible?

Please explain: Why do I so often fail to do what God wants?

President’s message: Thoughts about the new hymnal

The book of James: Avoiding loveless judging

Parent conversations: How can families use the hymnal in their worship life at home?

Bible study: Interpretation practice

A thought: Hope

My Christian life: Finding true peace through Psalm 23

Confessions of faith: Teryl and Terry Bishop

Q&A: How can we be sure the Bible includes what God originally gave us?

Freedom’s value is in its use

A hymn for all ages

Please explain: Why is the church always talking about money?

President’s message: Cooperating in externals

The book of James: Taming the tongue

Parent conversations: What should Christian parents teach their children about gender?

A thought: Almighty God

Bible study: The Bible’s attributes

My Christian life: An incredible harp-playing journey

My Christian life: Highlighting the Scriptures through art

Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 6: Evolution and the thoughtful Christian

Sunshine and rain

Bible study: The importance of the family altar

Parent conversations: What is vocation? How does it apply to parenting?

Please explain: How does God’s kingdom grow?

President’s message: Canceling the cancel culture

Confessions of faith: Jonathan and Devon Hightower

My Christian life: Serving in retirement as a vacancy pastor

Confessions of faith: Julian

Q&A: Why does it seem like Christianity is so negative?

Parent conversations: Why do siblings fight? How should I react when they are fighting?

President’s message: Making normal a reality

Please explain: Why are only Christians’ works good, but the same works by others are not?

Bible study: God’s attitude is grace

Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 5: Home field advantage

Parent conversations: How do we teach children resilience?

Please explain: How do we know that Jesus rose from the dead?

President’s message: The fields are ripe for harvest

Bible study: The Bible’s account of Easter morning

Q&A: How can I explain how Jesus’ resurrection is possible and if the Bible is reliable?

A thought: Scripture alone

A thought: Their message to us

Confessions of faith: Kannika Killion

Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 4: Does faith hinder scientific discovery?

My Christian life: A man of truth

Please explain: If the Sabbath law no longer applies, why do I have to go to church?

Parent conversations: How do I approach vaccines as a Christian parent?

Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 3: The misperception of scientific certainty

President’s message: The end of the story

A thought: The Ides of March

My Christian life: The sign maker

Bible study: Different types of sin

Q&A: Is it okay to live together if we are planning to get married?

Confessions of faith: Jon-Michael Blowe

President’s message: Blessings small and large

Bible study: God’s inspiration

My Christian life: Once a detective, now a pastor

Please explain: Why did God cruelly command Abraham to sacrifice his son?

Q&A: How is the Bible God’s Word?

Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 2: The limits of science

A thought: The path of the righteous

Parent conversations: How can I explain the Sixth Commandment to a young child?

Confessions of faith: Kaitlin Lamb

Q&A: Were we “created to make a difference”?

Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 1: Science as servant

Confessions of faith: Cheryle and Dana McArdle

A thought: The Bible still matters

Bible study: Giving God glory

Please explain: Does Christian freedom give me the right to do anything?

Parent conversations: How can I help my child have an optimistic outlook?

My Christian life: A Ukrainian mother chooses life

Meet the editorial staff: James Borgwardt

Q&A: Am I being judgmental if I point out someone’s sin?

Confessions of faith: Brandee and Jim Cranfield

Bible study: Judge for yourself

My Christian life: Teen faces difficult medical diagnosis

Please explain: Is heaven going to be boring?

The book of James: Using the Word of Truth

A thought: Happy birthday, Brother!

Parent conversations: What if we can’t follow our Christmas traditions this year?

My Christian life: Music as a companion on life’s journey

Confessions of faith: Brad Harris

Q&A: Do I need to read the Bible to have a relationship with God?

Bible study: The need for the Bible and worship

Please explain: Why is Jesus taking so long to return?

A thought: Change

Parent conversations: What are ways to foster a rich prayer life in children?

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