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Read more about the article A thought: Good job!

A thought: Good job!

  • Post author:John Braun
  • Post published:2020/05/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Good job and thank you! I thought this but couldn’t say it to everyone I thought should hear it. As I write this, we have been asked—mandated—to avoid unnecessary contact…

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Read more about the article To die is gain

To die is gain

  • Post author:Twila Fickel
  • Post published:2020/05/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Although her time on earth was short, Jodi lived as an example of God’s love. Jodi got the diagnosis the summer after her first year in college—it was cancer. She…

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Read more about the article A Bible story just for me: Guilt

A Bible story just for me: Guilt

  • Post author:Greg Lyon
  • Post published:2020/05/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Using Bible stories to examine characteristics of God that we never thought about, characteristics that apply to what we’re facing right now. You are not what you have done She…

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Read more about the article Q&A: Is death natural?

Q&A: Is death natural?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2020/05/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

All of my life, I have heard the phrase “Death is natural.” I never questioned its truth until I watched my grandma pass away. Even though she believed in Jesus,…

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Read more about the article Parent conversations: How much should I monitor my child online?

Parent conversations: How much should I monitor my child online?

  • Post author:Laurie Gauger-Hested and Rob Guenther
  • Post published:2020/05/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ/Parent Conversations

This month’s column might not be what you are expecting. It doesn’t include endorsements for the latest security apps to keep your child safe online or to measure how much…

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Read more about the article Campus cornerstone: Fighting the loneliness epidemic

Campus cornerstone: Fighting the loneliness epidemic

  • Post author:Luke Thompson
  • Post published:2020/05/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

How are you doing in the midst of this epidemic? I’m not talking about the COVID-19 epidemic, but another one which has been around much longer. It doesn’t claim as…

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Read more about the article Devotion: Be gentle like Jesus

Devotion: Be gentle like Jesus

  • Post author:Peter Prange
  • Post published:2020/05/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

“A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out” (Isaiah 42:3). Jesus had every advantage over her. A faultless life. A supreme understanding…

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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
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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 Confessions of faith: Anthony and Alex Lleonart

Confessions of faith: Anthony and Alex Lleonart

  • Post author:Rachel Hartman
  • Post published:2020/05/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

After attending a Lutheran school and getting a chance to study God’s Word in depth, two brothers become members to prepare for adulthood. “At the time, I didn’t appreciate it…

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