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Read more about the article Our task is not over

Our task is not over

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2022/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Last June, the United States Supreme Court struck down the infamous 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that decreed that abortion is a right guaranteed by the United States Constitution. The…

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Read more about the article Time to get to work

Time to get to work

  • Post author:Robert Fleischmann
  • Post published:2022/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Overturning Roe v. Wade is not the end of the line for pro-life Christians. Now more than ever we need to reflect God's love to those who are struggling with…

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Read more about the article The future of abortion

The future of abortion

  • Post author:Jeffrey Samelson
  • Post published:2021/12/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Whether Roe v. Wade stays or goes, the lives of unborn babies will continue to matter to all the members of Christ’s church. Some were probably surprised that she was so…

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Read more about the article How I approach vaccines as a Christian physician

How I approach vaccines as a Christian physician

  • Post author:Jonathan Fricke
  • Post published:2021/02/25
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

As a Christian physician and as a parent, I ask questions and seek out accurate information about any medical treatment. Vaccines are no exception to this. Are vaccines safe? The…

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Read more about the article My Christian life: A Ukrainian mother chooses life

My Christian life: A Ukrainian mother chooses life

  • Post author:Taras Kokovsky
  • Post published:2020/12/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

A Ukrainian mother chooses life during dire circumstances. Recently, with much joy, Elizabeth Huida, the daughter of Oleksandr and Khrystyna Huida, was baptized at St. John and James Lutheran Church…

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Read more about the article Q&A: Can a Christian vote for a political candidate who supports abortion?

Q&A: Can a Christian vote for a political candidate who supports abortion?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2020/09/22
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Citizens of two kingdoms Christians are citizens of two kingdoms: the church (i.e. the kingdom of God) and the state (i.e. civil government). The kingdom of God is the ruling…

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Read more about the article A life like Mr. Panza’s

A life like Mr. Panza’s

  • Post author:Andrew Schroer
  • Post published:2019/12/07
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Mr. Panza is 97 years old. He lives in the nursing home down the road from my house. Over the last year, he and I have become good friends. A…

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Read more about the article God’s forgiveness

God’s forgiveness

  • Post author:Pam Manske
  • Post published:2019/12/02
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Guilt from an abortion consumed a woman until she began to believe and hold on to God’s promise of forgiveness. Pamela K. Manske A soft, gentle rain was falling that…

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Read more about the article No time for silence

No time for silence

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2019/04/01
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Mark G. Schroeder “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb” (Psalm 139:13). David knew. He knew that his life began not when he…

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