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Read more about the article A cup of coffee and God’s grace

A cup of coffee and God’s grace

  • Post author:Christopher Hoppe
  • Post published:2025/03/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

A story of patience, heartache, and the joy that comes from sharing Christ's love with a hurting soul. I still marvel at the grace of God and how he works…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Elizabeth Harr

Confessions of faith: Elizabeth Harr

  • Post author:Ann Jahns
  • Post published:2024/07/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

After years of drug addiction, a daughter finds forgiveness from her parents, her children, and her Savior. On June 26, 2017, Elizabeth Harr flatlined in the back of an ambulance…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Bernard Dale

Confessions of faith: Bernard Dale

  • Post author:John Holtz
  • Post published:2024/03/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

A near-death experience forces a man to reconsider his way of life and his faith. "Welcome to hell!" What? You maybe didn’t expect to read that in Forward in Christ.…

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Read more about the article Online support groups help members connect with one another and God’s Word

Online support groups help members connect with one another and God’s Word

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2024/02/16
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

“In October 2022 I was a guest speaker at a conference in Phoenix,” explains Luke Italiano, pastor at Amazing Grace, Florence, Ky. “I spoke about my depression. And I realized…

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Read more about the article WELS podcasts: The Well Mind Podcast

WELS podcasts: The Well Mind Podcast

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2023/12/22
  • Post category:Podcast/Forward in Christ/FIC News/FIC Series

Podcast: The Well Mind Podcast Host: Dr. Ben Kohls Description: “The primary focus of this podcast is to engage people in discussions about a broad range of topics related to…

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Read more about the article Parent conversations: What do parents need to know about video games?

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

  • Post author:Brandon Hayes, Rob Guenther, Nicole Balza
  • Post published:2022/03/31
  • Post category:Parent Conversations/FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

Trying to keep up with new video games and video gaming systems can be overwhelming. It’s easy for my first instinct as a parent to be “No!” For our family,…

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Waging the war for godly sexuality

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2021/07/27
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

“Abuse. Divorce. Abortion. Pornography. People want to talk about these issues; they’re just scared to go first. We’re trying to help people go first.” Caleb Schultz, pastor at Cross of…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Brandee and Jim Cranfield

Confessions of faith: Brandee and Jim Cranfield

  • Post author:Jasper Sellnow
  • Post published:2020/11/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

Lives battling anger and addiction are met by God’s grace. “She’s always taking on another project,” Jim says with a smile. Brandee and Jim Cranfield had spent the morning moving…

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Read more about the article Struggle to forgive

Struggle to forgive

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2020/04/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

We are to forgive others, but the journey can be difficult. I needed to forgive my father. But for the life of me, I could not figure out how. Trying…

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