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Read more about the article Teen talk: Strength in sorrow

Teen talk: Strength in sorrow

  • Post author:Kelsie Bramstedt
  • Post published:2019/02/01
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Even when we don’t understand all that happens in life, God gives us hope and peace. Kelsie Bramstedt I woke up to my alarm clock on Tuesday, thinking it was…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Keleen Carlson

Confessions of faith: Keleen Carlson

  • Post author:Keleen Carlson
  • Post published:2019/02/01
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

A search ends when the gospel becomes clear and precious. As of September 2017, I am a Lutheran! Born in Texas in the late 1960s, I was raised a Christian,…

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Read more about the article Called to love, called to speak

Called to love, called to speak

  • Post author:Joel Seifert
  • Post published:2019/02/01
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. 1 John 3:18 Joel C. Seifert What does it look like when the church loves…

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Read more about the article Merging for mission – Part 2

Merging for mission – Part 2

  • Post author:Julie Wietzke
  • Post published:2019/02/01
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Finding that they could be stronger together, two congregations decide to merge into one. Julie K. Wietzke Steve Waldschmidt describes a recent church merger between Good Shepherd, St. Peter, Mo.,…

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Read more about the article Not just an emotion

Not just an emotion

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2019/02/01
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

It was their wedding day. The bride and groom stood in front of me, looks of excitement, nervousness, and happiness on their face. It was time for the wedding sermon. I began by…

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Read more about the article Serving those who serve

Serving those who serve

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2019/02/01
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

Kurt Holzhueter, an investment advisor and member at Christ Our Savior, Rockford, Mich., was asked to produce information on retirement planning for the CCCW a few years ago. He’s now…

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Read more about the article Meet the editorial staff: Enderle

Meet the editorial staff: Enderle

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2019/02/01
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Ever ask yourself, “Who are these people who write for Forward in Christ?” Through this series, you can find out. This month, Forward in Christ welcomes Jeff Enderle to the…

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Read more about the article Book nook: Look Up From Your Phone So I Can Love You

Book nook: Look Up From Your Phone So I Can Love You

  • Post author:Nicole Balza
  • Post published:2019/02/01
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Nicole Balza The back cover of Look Up From Your Phone So I Can Love You by Amy Vannieuwenhoven says that the book is “an interactive journal that helps parents…

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Read more about the article Enduring Word

Enduring Word

  • Post author:Eric J. Ziecker
  • Post published:2019/02/01
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Fire destroyed a pastor’s place to study God’s Word—his cave—but God’s Word still remains. Eric J. Ziecker Long before the availability of digital materials, seminary professors encouraged students to build…

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