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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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Read more about the article Ambassadors: Help them see Jesus : Part 8

Ambassadors: Help them see Jesus : Part 8

  • Post author:Thomas H. Trapp
  • Post published:2019/06/01
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Quiz the intimidator Thomas H. Trapp In my early years as a full-time campus pastor, I attended a gathering of diverse university religious clergy. Intriguingly, they invited a Christ-centered scholar to speak to a group of mostly skeptical…

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Read more about the article Welcome Home: Part 1

Welcome Home: Part 1

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

A man finds a sense of belonging after returning to a WELS church. Rachel Hartman After growing up in a WELS congregation in Wisconsin, Kyle Oppermann left to join other church bodies as an adult.…

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Read more about the article Teen talk: We pray

Teen talk: We pray

  • Post author:Joshua Van Sluytman
  • Post published:2019/06/01
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Time with Grandpa brought lessons about praying to our heavenly Father. Joshua Van Sluytman When I was little, I enjoyed spending time with my grandpa on the farm. My favorite time was riding with him on the tractor while…

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Read more about the article Christian roots

Christian roots

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

Old photos lead to a special golden wedding anniversary moment. John A. Braun The journey all started early in their marriage with a box of old family photos in the attic—a big box,…

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Read more about the article On grief and grieving: A Christian perspective

On grief and grieving: A Christian perspective

  • Post author:Glenn L. Schwanke
  • Post published:2019/06/01
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Glenn L. Schwanke In 1969 Elisabeth Kübler Ross published her groundbreaking book On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and Their Own Families. The…

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