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Read more about the article Please explain: Why did Jesus use parables to teach?

Please explain: Why did Jesus use parables to teach?

  • Post author:Souksamay Phetsanghane
  • Post published:2020/09/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Aesop’s fables, a good sermon illustration, an analogy—these are all ways to communicate complex concepts in a way that is easier to understand. Similarly, Jesus used parables (Matthew 13, Mark…

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Read more about the article The kingdom of heaven: God in action

The kingdom of heaven: God in action

  • Post author:Evan Chartrand
  • Post published:2020/09/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Three parables teach us what God is like and how he treats us. If you had one week to live, what would you discuss with your loved ones? Would you…

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Read more about the article The book of James: Active in good works

The book of James: Active in good works

  • Post author:Richard E. Lauersdorf
  • Post published:2020/09/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Paul is described as “the apostle of faith,” John as “the apostle of love,” Peter as “the apostle of hope,” and James as “the apostle of works.” For James, as…

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Read more about the article Difficult conversations

Difficult conversations

  • Post author:Hannah White
  • Post published:2020/09/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Helping friends see that God’s way is best may be challenging. One of the hardest things that we can deal with as Christians is seeing our friends and loved ones…

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Read more about the article Make every effort

Make every effort

  • Post author:Nathan Nass
  • Post published:2020/09/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

As divisions threaten our Christian churches, God’s Spirit unites us in Christ. “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!” (Psalm 133:1). Doesn’t that sound…

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Read more about the article New president starts at Martin Luther College

New president starts at Martin Luther College

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2020/09/26
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

Richard Gurgel started in his new role as president of Martin Luther College (MLC), New Ulm, Minn., in July. With the COVID-19 pandemic still in place, Gurgel is starting his…

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Read more about the article Where are they now? ALHS Online

Where are they now? ALHS Online

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2020/09/26
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

In July 2013, Forward in Christ reported on ALHS Online, a collaborative effort of the WELS Association of Lutheran High Schools (ALHS) to offer high quality online courses to expand…

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Read more about the article Showing you care through parish nursing

Showing you care through parish nursing

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2020/09/26
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

At some point in our lives, every one of us has been blessed through the actions of a skilled and caring nurse. Each day in the U.S., millions of nurses…

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Read more about the article Compassion at work

Compassion at work

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2020/09/26
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

WELS Christian Aid and Relief and Good Shepherd, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, partnered to organize cleanup after storms blew through the Midwest in August. The line of storms, called a derecho,…

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