Devotion: Pick up the proper sword

• Post author:Peter Prange
• Post published:2021/03/27
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“ ‘Put your sword back in its place,’ Jesus said to him, ‘for all who draw the sword will die by the sword’ ” (Matthew 26:52). It was a natural…

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Confessions of faith: Jon-Michael Blowe

• Post author:Gabriella Blauert
• Post published:2021/02/25
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After years of questioning membership in the church, a father joins his daughter on confirmation day to confess his faith in Christ. Jon-Michael Blowe can jump into high-stress situations with…

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Please explain: Why can’t my sister have communion with us?

• Post author:Gary Pufahl
• Post published:2020/03/31
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Why can’t my sister have communion with us? Gary A. Pufahl How do I answer that question “Why can’t my sister have communion with us?” without knowing either the person…

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Devotion: Jesus’ last will and testament

• Post author:Daniel Habben
• Post published:2020/02/25
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“And he took bread, . . . saying, ‘This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.’ . . . He took the cup, saying, ‘This cup…

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President’s message: What’s love got to do with it?

• Post author:Mark Schroeder
• Post published:2020/02/25
• Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

From time to time I receive questions about why our synod puts a particular doctrine into practice the way we do. I had such a question recently about closed (or…

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