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Read more about the article Where are they now? Divine Savior Ministries

Where are they now? Divine Savior Ministries

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2019/03/01
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

In Forward in Christ, we report the news but aren’t always able to follow up. “Where are they now?” is our way of giving you the rest of the story.…

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A Lutheran Lent

  • Post author:John Braun
  • Post published:2019/03/01
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

John A. Braun On Ash Wednesday in some churches—some Lutheran churches too—ashes are placed on foreheads as a sign of repentance. For many, Lent is giving up some indulgence—like candy, greasy food, or even red meat—for 40…

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Read more about the article Silent no longer

Silent no longer

  • Post author:Stephen G. Helwig
  • Post published:2019/03/01
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Nicodemus remained silent before Jesus died, but, along with Joseph of Arimathea, he broke his silence. Stephen G. Helwig Have you ever been there? In a hospital room? Next to a hospice bed? Have you ever been…

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Read more about the article Let’s do Lent!

Let’s do Lent!

  • Post author:Mark H. Schewe
  • Post published:2019/03/01
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

How are you preparing to observe the Lenten season? Mark H. Schewe I’m sure you are preparing! The Lenten season begins the first week of this month, with Ash Wednesday…

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The WLC Mission Journeys team to Arizona - David pictured third from left

Students put their faith into action

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2019/03/01
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

Not all college students are planning to lie in the sun or ski the slopes during their Spring Break this year. WELS Mission Journeys is working with campus ministries at several…

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Read more about the article Light for our path: What role does emotion play in contrition?

Light for our path: What role does emotion play in contrition?

  • Post author:James F. Pope
  • Post published:2019/03/01
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Sometimes after I sin I don’t feel very remorseful. I am afraid that the lack of emotional guilt within me following sin means I am not contrite. What role does…

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Read more about the article WELS EdTechLead conference to be held in 2019

WELS EdTechLead conference to be held in 2019

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2019/03/01
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

The 2019 WELS Education, Technology, and Leadership Summit (WELS EdTechLead) will be held June 25–27 at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. This new event combines the National School…

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Read more about the article Heart to heart: Parent conversations: How can we help a family with a sick parent?

Heart to heart: Parent conversations: How can we help a family with a sick parent?

  • Post author:Kerry Ognenoff
  • Post published:2019/03/01
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

How can we help a family with a sick parent? When we find out that someone we care about is sick, we want to help. Often, though, we don’t know…

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Read more about the article Women’s ministry conference – being living stones

Women’s ministry conference – being living stones

  • Post author:Gabriella Blauert
  • Post published:2019/03/01
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

“You also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 2:5). The focal point of the upcoming 2019 WELS Women’s…

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