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A thought: Good job!

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

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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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/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

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/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

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

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

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/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

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 Be gentle like Jesus

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/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

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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