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Read more about the article Believe the Christmas miracles

Believe the Christmas miracles

  • Post author:Michael Woldt
  • Post published:2021/12/14
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

“Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth…

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Read more about the article He’s coming—really!

He’s coming—really!

  • Post author:Peter Prange
  • Post published:2021/11/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

“He who testifies to these things says, ‘Yes, I am coming soon.’ Amen. Come, Lord Jesus” (Revelation 22:20). Weather radar is amazing. I have a weather app on my cell…

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Read more about the article What makes Christmas Christmas?

What makes Christmas Christmas?

  • Post author:Melissa Anne Kreuser
  • Post published:2021/11/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Christmas isn’t about what we do. It’s about Christ coming to earth to do what we were unable to do. I have a secret. And it’s about Christmas. It might…

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Read more about the article My Christian life: Finding real Christmas joy while in the hospital

My Christian life: Finding real Christmas joy while in the hospital

  • Post author:D. Thomas Rawerts
  • Post published:2021/11/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

A hospital stay during Christmas helps a pastor focus on real Christmas joy. “Please, Lord, please let next Christmas be different.” On Dec. 12, 2020, I was admitted to the…

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Read more about the article A thought: Mary

A thought: Mary

  • Post author:John Braun
  • Post published:2021/11/30
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Mary was a special woman, chosen for an exceptional part in God’s plan. But Matthew does not characterize her as anyone special. He just says that the mother of Jesus,…

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Read more about the article Away in a feed trough

Away in a feed trough

  • Post author:Thomas D. Kock
  • Post published:2021/11/30
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Jesus lived a real human life, subject to all the realities of the times in which he lived. Somehow “Away in a feed trough, no crib for a bed” doesn’t…

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Read more about the article Showing and sharing the story of Christmas

Showing and sharing the story of Christmas

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2021/11/22
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St. Paul, Howards Grove, Wis., does not just tell the story of Jesus’ birth. Every year since 2003, it shows the story of Jesus’ birth to its community. What started…

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Read more about the article President’s message: Peace on earth—but what kind?

President’s message: Peace on earth—but what kind?

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2020/11/29
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The year was 1914. World War I had thrown the continent of Europe into a conflict that would last for four years and kill or wound more than 25 million…

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Read more about the article A thought: Happy birthday, Brother!

A thought: Happy birthday, Brother!

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

Birthday parties for family members are most often special events—the candles, the cake, the presents, and then the pictures. Years later we trot out the pictures to remember the young…

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