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Read more about the article Midweek Bible class functions as family

Midweek Bible class functions as family

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/02/25
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

“Let us not give up meeting together” (Hebrews 10:25 NIV84) is a directive that the Wednesday morning Bible class at Good Shepherd, West Bend, Wis., has taken to heart. Not…

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Read more about the article My Christian life: A single mother finds a new beginning

My Christian life: A single mother finds a new beginning

  • Post author:Alicia A. Neumann
  • Post published:2021/12/07
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

A struggling single parent finds a home, community, and renewed faith. Two and a half years ago, Erika was pregnant and living in what she calls some “unsavory” temporary housing.…

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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 Bible study: The importance of the family altar

Bible study: The importance of the family altar

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2021/05/26
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

THE Q&A ARTICLE talks about the choice between sending your child to a Lutheran elementary school or to a public school. I know many WELS teachers in the public school…

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Read more about the article Book nook: 5-Minute Bible Studies for Families

Book nook: 5-Minute Bible Studies for Families

  • Post author:Kerry Ognenoff
  • Post published:2020/12/27
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

We have reached the season of parenting at our house when kids are being shuttled to activities after school, when a shared electronic calendar becomes a necessity to manage the…

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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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Read more about the article As a father has compassion

As a father has compassion

  • Post author:Paul Wendland
  • Post published:2020/05/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Our brother Jesus teaches us about his Father so we can be better fathers. The other day, someone told me one of the saddest stories ever. A little boy has…

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Read more about the article New family devotions available

New family devotions available

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2020/05/26
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

WELS Commission on Discipleship is offering devotions developed for the entire family to use. The devotions coincide with the previous Sunday’s Bible readings. Each devotion is complete with a set…

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Read more about the article Parent conversations: How can parents reassure children during an uncertain time?

Parent conversations: How can parents reassure children during an uncertain time?

  • Post author:Sarah Reik
  • Post published:2020/04/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ/Parent Conversations

As the editorial staff developed the May issue of Forward in Christ, the mandatory quarantines had just begun. We had no way of predicting what would be taking place when…

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