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Read more about the article Isaiah’s prophecies: Part 3

Isaiah’s prophecies: Part 3

  • Post author:Aaron Goetzinger
  • Post published:2024/12/26
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In Isaiah, the Lord promises a servant who will fulfill the Lord’s covenant and set you free for a new beginning. The beginning of the new year is a strange…

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Read more about the article A breathtaking Christmas

A breathtaking Christmas

  • Post author:Jeremiah J. Gumm
  • Post published:2024/11/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of…

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Another manger

  • Post author:James F. Pope
  • Post published:2024/11/27
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One of the destinations in “From heaven to your heart” is a manger. Over the years, hymn writers and artists have portrayed Jesus’ manger in Bethlehem as being almost glamorous.…

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Read more about the article A Christmas favorite things list

A Christmas favorite things list

  • Post author:Joshua Sternhagen
  • Post published:2024/11/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

John the Baptist shares some of his favorite gifts to prepare us for Christ’s coming. Do you remember Oprah’s Favorite Things episodes when she would give gifts to members of…

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Read more about the article Isaiah’s prophecies: Part 2

Isaiah’s prophecies: Part 2

  • Post author:Aaron Goetzinger
  • Post published:2024/11/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

A prophecy of judgment made to an Old Testament king is a promise of deliverance to God’s people today. The story of the Christian faith is that in Christ the…

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Read more about the article My Christmas response

My Christmas response

  • Post author:Dawn Schulz
  • Post published:2024/11/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

How can I reflect my faith this Christmas season, even when things don’t go as planned? Every year I say, “This Christmas season is going to be different. This year…

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Read more about the article From heaven to your heart

From heaven to your heart

  • Post author:James F. Pope
  • Post published:2024/11/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

When Jesus carried out his work as the promised Savior, he took a journey that ended in your heart through faith in him. “Next stop, Junction City!” the conductor cries…

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Read more about the article A season of miracles

A season of miracles

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2023/11/27
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We tend to use the term miracle incorrectly. “It was a miracle that our football team won the game in the last seconds!” “It was a miracle that I didn’t…

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Read more about the article Opening doors in Advent and beyond

Opening doors in Advent and beyond

  • Post author:James F. Pope
  • Post published:2023/11/26
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I grew up with Advent calendars. You know, the kind that are printed on thick stock paper and have little doors that, when opened, reveal a lamb or a shepherd…

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