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Read more about the article An unexpected mission field

An unexpected mission field

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2019/06/01
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Mark G. Schroeder Every congregation has them. Every member in our congregations knows them. They may be out of sight, but in Christian congregations, they should never be out of mind. “They” are members of…

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Read more about the article New location for Northwestern Publishing House

New location for Northwestern Publishing House

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2019/06/01
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

Northwestern Publishing House (NPH) has moved. In May, it packed up its offices and relocated to its new home, the WELS Center for Mission and Ministry (CMM), the synod’s headquarters…

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Read more about the article Light for our path: What is karma?

Light for our path: What is karma?

  • Post author:James F. Pope
  • Post published:2019/06/01
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

What is karma? How is it different than “reaping what you sow”? Is it okay to use the term in conversation? James F. Pope We do hear that word karma frequently today, don’t we? From…

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Read more about the article WELS World Missions updates

WELS World Missions updates

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2019/06/01
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

Vietnam In April, WELS leaders, including Mark Schroeder, WELS president; Larry Schlomer, World Missions administrator; Sean Young, director of Missions Operations; and Bounkeo Lor, Hmong Asia ministry coordinator, traveled to Vietnam to…

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Read more about the article The harvest is on!

The harvest is on!

  • Post author:E. Allen Sorum
  • Post published:2019/06/01
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Pentecost celebrates the harvest of souls that has continued through the ages. E. Allen Sorum Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit to help his church testify about him, but he told his…

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Read more about the article Moments with missionaries: Hendersonville, North Carolina

Moments with missionaries: Hendersonville, North Carolina

  • Post author:Paul E. Zell
  • Post published:2019/06/01
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

Paul E. Zell I was practicing my sermon on a recent Sunday morning when I got a phone call. Doris* wanted to confirm what time the service was. “I can’t come to church today,…

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Read more about the article Walk by the Spirit: Part 2

Walk by the Spirit: Part 2

  • Post author:John Braun
  • Post published:2019/06/01
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

In spite of the First Commandment, idolatry still persists in our world. John A. Braun Idolatry? Today? Yes! And in familiar and unfamiliar forms. Paul walked the streets of Athens and noted the statues of idols…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Jennifer Nelson

Confessions of faith: Jennifer Nelson

  • Post author:Jennifer Nelson
  • Post published:2019/06/01
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Unable to pay for her sins even as a nun, one woman finds the peace of the gospel. Jennifer Nelson I grew up as a Roman Catholic, but I confess…

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Read more about the article Parent conversations: How can we prepare children for summer camp?

Parent conversations: How can we prepare children for summer camp?

  • Post author:Dan Nommensen
  • Post published:2019/06/01
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ/Parent Conversations

How can we prepare children for summer camp? When I was going into eighth grade, I went to band camp for a week during the summer. I had a blast,…

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