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Read more about the article Now what?

Now what?

  • Post author:Stephen G. Helwig
  • Post published:2022/05/25
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

“All this I have spoken while still with you. But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of…

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Read more about the article Ascension paradoxes

Ascension paradoxes

  • Post author:Brian Wrobel
  • Post published:2022/04/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

The ascension of Jesus concluded his earthly life among us but also created a beginning for us. Have you ever found someone who erases the distance between the spiritual and…

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Read more about the article King David and our future King: Article 5

King David and our future King: Article 5

  • Post author:Timothy J. Westendorf 
  • Post published:2022/04/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

We can face any challenge with confidence and courage in Christ, knowing that the kingdom is his—and ours—forever. David returned triumphantly with his men and their rescued families to Ziklag.…

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

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

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2022/03/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Jesus finished his work of paying for the sins of the whole world by dying on the cross. But how can we be sure our sins are paid for? On the…

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Read more about the article Building God’s kingdom in Parrish

Building God’s kingdom in Parrish

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/03/28
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

“There are tremendous opportunities to share the love of Jesus in Parrish and bring more people into God’s kingdom, and we want to support the ministry as much as we…

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Read more about the article District news: August 2021

District news: August 2021

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2021/07/27
  • Post category:District News/FIC News/Forward in Christ/Michigan/Minnesota/South Atlantic/South Central/Southeastern Wisconsin

South Central After a freak winter storm, the pipes burst at Grace, Scroggins, Texas, and 90 percent of the building sustained water damage. WELS Christian Aid and Relief assisted the…

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Read more about the article Seven home missions to receive funding

Seven home missions to receive funding

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2021/05/24
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

The Board for Home Missions has approved funding for seven locations, including four new home mission starts and three existing mission congregations. New home mission plants include: Waco, Texas: The Heart of…

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Read more about the article Stop being a baby about Jesus’ ascension!

Stop being a baby about Jesus’ ascension!

  • Post author:Daniel Habben
  • Post published:2016/05/23
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

"He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe" (Ephesians 4:10). Have you ever tried to play peekaboo…

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