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Read more about the article Sound the alarm

Sound the alarm

  • Post author:Nathan Nass
  • Post published:2022/06/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

My wife and I were sitting in our living room, enjoying the quiet of having all our kids in bed. Just as the peace began to settle on our house,…

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Read more about the article King David and our future King: Article 3

King David and our future King: Article 3

  • Post author:Timothy J. Westendorf 
  • Post published:2022/02/25
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

For David, for Jesus, and for us, the cross comes before the crown. It was a meteoric rise. David had been a lowly shepherd boy, tending his father’s sheep and…

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Read more about the article My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

  • Post author:Charles Westra
  • Post published:2022/02/24
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

The trial had finally ended. As I prepared to leave the parking garage after the sentencing, one of the jurors stopped me. “Were you with the man who was on…

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Read more about the article It is finished.

It is finished.

  • Post author:Jonathan Werre
  • Post published:2022/02/24
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

One sentence can permanently change your life. “Your mother and I are getting a divorce.” “I’m pregnant.” “You passed your driver’s test.” If it is true that one sentence can…

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Read more about the article Q&A: Is it wrong to have a cross with Jesus’ body on it?

Q&A: Is it wrong to have a cross with Jesus’ body on it?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2021/12/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Since God forbade “graven images” in the Old Testament, is it wrong to have a cross with Jesus’ body on it? God commanded Israel, “You shall not make for yourself…

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Read more about the article Bible contradictions?

Bible contradictions?

  • Post author:Nicolas Schmoller
  • Post published:2021/08/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

The cross of Christ helps us reconcile what can seem to be contradictions in the Bible. Critics of the Bible attempt to discredit the Bible with a variety of strategies.…

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Read more about the article Granny’s cross

Granny’s cross

  • Post author:John Braun
  • Post published:2021/07/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

An unexpected discovery from the past has a message for today. I remember my Granny. That’s what we respectfully called her. She was a small, determined woman with gray hair…

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Read more about the article Don’t turn away

Don’t turn away

  • Post author:Rachel Olson
  • Post published:2021/02/26
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Journeying with Jesus to the cross is not a pretty sight. It’s uncomfortable. It’s necessary. It’s heartbreaking. It’s beautiful. As a school-aged girl, I attended a passion play with family…

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Read more about the article Moments of decision

Moments of decision

  • Post author:Stephen Geiger
  • Post published:2021/01/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Jesus decided to continue on his journey to the cross for us. A moment of decision. As Jesus’ disciples argued about who was the greatest, would the Savior of the…

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