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Read more about the article The book of James: When battling temptation

The book of James: When battling temptation

  • Post author:Richard E. Lauersdorf
  • Post published:2020/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

Last time, James spoke about trials; this time, he speaks about temptation. Though he uses the same Greek word for both, their meanings are far different, as the context shows.…

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COVID casualties

  • Post author:Glenn L. Schwanke
  • Post published:2020/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

More than four million infected and 148,866 deaths. Those are the coronavirus statistics shared by the US Centers for Disease Control at the end of July. Meanwhile, the World Health…

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Read more about the article My Christian life: A teacher retires full of memories

My Christian life: A teacher retires full of memories

  • Post author:Ann M. Ponath
  • Post published:2020/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

A teacher retires full of memories—including monarch butterflies, baby chicks, and Jesus—after 43 years Do you have a favorite teacher? One who really understood or motivated you? One who made…

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Parent conversations: How should I handle a child’s separation anxiety?

  • Post author:Meg Clemons-Smith, Sheryl Cowling, Nicole Balza
  • Post published:2020/08/31
  • Post category:Parent Conversations/FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

My kids and I have spent almost no time apart since mid-March. With school starting soon, I’m a little nervous about how my youngest, who is six, is going to…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Hany Guzmán

Confessions of faith: Hany Guzmán

  • Post author:Christopher Ewings
  • Post published:2020/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

A girl from Guatemala discovers the light of the gospel in Alaska. As the morning mist mixed with the bright beams of the sun’s first rays over Baja Verapaz, Guatemala,…

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Read more about the article We believe, therefore we listen

We believe, therefore we listen

  • Post author:Joel Seifert
  • Post published:2020/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the…

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Read more about the article Please explain: Does Jesus build his church on Peter and his successors?

Please explain: Does Jesus build his church on Peter and his successors?

  • Post author:Mark Voss
  • Post published:2020/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

It had been another busy stretch for Jesus. With his disciples in tow, he had been traveling all around Galilee preaching, teaching, healing, and amazing large crowds of people. He…

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Read more about the article Q&A: Does God really care?

Q&A: Does God really care?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2020/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

Does God really care? Look at the trouble we see. Why does he seem so distant and disinterested? God has a higher goal for us Deism is the belief that…

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Read more about the article Bible study: God cares

Bible study: God cares

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2020/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

Does God really care? Not only does God care for this world, but he is also genuinely interested in each one of us. The Bible is full of beautiful passages…

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