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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 and Rob Guenther
  • Post published:2022/03/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ/Parent Conversations

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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Read more about the article When tragedy strikes a community

When tragedy strikes a community

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/01/26
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

Tragedy struck Waukesha, Wis., on Nov. 21, 2021, when a man drove his SUV through the city’s annual holiday parade, killing six and injuring dozens more. The events of that…

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Read more about the article Parent conversations: How can we help today’s overwhelmed teens?

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

  • Post author:Dan Nommensen
  • Post published:2021/11/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ/Parent Conversations

Being a teen has always involved struggle and angst. The difference today is that a teen’s struggles can be broadcast immediately to an entire world of virtual “friends.” Plus, social…

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Read more about the article A look back at educating during COVID-19

A look back at educating during COVID-19

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2021/02/17
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

Luther Preparatory School (LPS), Watertown, Wis., and Michigan Lutheran Seminary (MLS), Saginaw, Mich., WELS’ two high-school-level ministerial education schools, spent the last year navigating the best ways to continue educating…

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Read more about the article Teen talk: You are not alone

Teen talk: You are not alone

  • Post author:Emmilee Hillier
  • Post published:2020/02/25
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

When you feel at the bottom with nowhere to go, turn to the Lord. Emmilee S. Hillier Empty. Forgotten. Worthless. Defeated. Hopeless. Alone. I feel all these things when I’m…

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Read more about the article Episode 08 – When disaster strikes

Episode 08 – When disaster strikes

  • Post author:Sheryl Cowling
  • Post published:2016/06/13
  • Post category:FIC Series/Parent Conversations/Podcast

When a disaster strikes, what do you tell your children? Sheryl Cowling gives parents insights into how to talk to children of all ages about traumatic events. Also check out…

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