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Read more about the article Finding purpose through pain

Finding purpose through pain

  • Post author:Jason Strong and Hannah Strong
  • Post published:2022/12/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

In October 2022, Aaron Strong, pastor at Grace, Milwaukee, Wis., was killed in a car accident. Here, his daughter, Hannah, and his brother Jason share the comfort we all have…

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Read more about the article Q&A: My friend died and was not a professing Christian. What do I say to the family?

Q&A: My friend died and was not a professing Christian. What do I say to the family?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2022/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

My friend died and was not a professing Christian. What do I say to the family? What a tragedy when someone passes away who doesn’t believe in Jesus. “Whoever does…

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Read more about the article Parent conversations: How do we discuss death with our children?

Parent conversations: How do we discuss death with our children?

  • Post author:Sarah Reik and Ann Ponath
  • Post published:2022/06/20
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ/Parent Conversations

Contemplating some conversations creates butterflies in my stomach. Talking about death with my children falls into that category. What a comfort these two articles are for me! They offer practical…

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Read more about the article Today you will be with me in paradise.

Today you will be with me in paradise.

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

The condemned criminal hanging on a cross outside the walls of Jerusalem knew that he was guilty. He had committed the crimes for which Rome had condemned him. He deserved…

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Read more about the article Power over death

Power over death

  • Post author:Peter Prange
  • Post published:2021/10/26
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

“Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it” (John 5:21). The United States…

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Read more about the article Another triumphant saint

Another triumphant saint

  • Post author:Joel Voss
  • Post published:2021/10/25
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

The death of a loved one always brings with it a crushing sense of loss, but Jesus’ resurrection guarantees eternal life together for all who trust in him. It’s a…

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Read more about the article God provides harvest workers: One family’s story

God provides harvest workers: One family’s story

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2021/09/20
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

Recently retired pastor Richard Lehmann shares a personal story of how God continues to provide harvest workers for his field: My father—Dr. Arnold Lehmann, music professor at Northwestern College, Watertown,…

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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 A thought: The Ides of March

A thought: The Ides of March

  • Post author:John Braun
  • Post published:2021/02/25
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Perhaps Shakespeare’s tragedy, Julius Caesar, brought the idea of the Ides of March to English speakers. Without his play, it seems that March 15 might not be remembered as the…

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