FIC-2020-06

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

As a father has compassion

Post author:Paul Wendland
Post published:2020/05/31
Post category:FIC Features Forward in Christ

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…

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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