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Read more about the article King David and our future King: Article 1

King David and our future King: Article 1

  • Post author:Timothy J. Westendorf 
  • Post published:2021/12/23
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

In an amazing way, David himself teaches us about the Messiah. “Hail to the Lord’s anointed, great David’s greater Son!” the Epiphany hymn begins (Christian Worship 384). Who is David,…

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Read more about the article Parent conversations: How can parents maintain a healthy marriage?

Parent conversations: How can parents maintain a healthy marriage?

  • Post author:Clark Schultz and Jenni Schubring
  • Post published:2021/10/26
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ/Parent Conversations

Maintaining a healthy marriage requires work for any couple, but when you add kids into the mix, it can get more challenging because your time is divided into even more…

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Read more about the article Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 6: Evolution and the thoughtful Christian

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

  • Post author:James F. Borgwardt
  • Post published:2021/05/26
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5). The last…

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Read more about the article Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 5: Home field advantage

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

  • Post author:James F. Borgwardt
  • Post published:2021/04/25
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First and ten for the New York Giants on the 55-yard line. Wait. What?! Football fields don’t have 55-yard lines. That is, unless it’s a game in the Canadian Football…

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Read more about the article Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 4: Does faith hinder scientific discovery?

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

  • Post author:James F. Borgwardt
  • Post published:2021/03/25
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Back when folks wore hats and overcoats, they laid them aside when they entered a theater or restaurant. They would check their outerwear at the Coat Check so they could…

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Read more about the article WELS podcasts: 2 steps forward with James and Ade

WELS podcasts: 2 steps forward with James and Ade

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2021/02/26
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

Podcast: 2 steps forward with James and Ade Hosts: James and Ade Hein Descripton: “James and Ade are walking through the Bible with you 1 chapter at a time, 1 day at a…

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Read more about the article Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 3: The misperception of scientific certainty

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

  • Post author:James F. Borgwardt
  • Post published:2021/02/25
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Why do nonscientists trust science more than scientists do? The media portrays scientific consensus as if it were irrefutable fact. And when searching for certainty, much of the public turns…

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Read more about the article Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 2: The limits of science

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

  • Post author:James F. Borgwardt
  • Post published:2021/01/29
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A friend recently joked that he was going to legally change his name to “The Science.” With so many people claiming they “follow the science” these days, my friend would…

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Read more about the article Book nook: Whatever is True: A Christian View of Anxiety

Book nook: Whatever is True: A Christian View of Anxiety

  • Post author:Jennifer Heins
  • Post published:2021/01/28
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

William Woodington writes from years of personal experience dealing with anxiety while he searched for answers in a myriad of self-help books. One of these books especially spoke to Woodington,…

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