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Read more about the article My Christian life: Music as a companion on life’s journey

My Christian life: Music as a companion on life’s journey

  • Post author:Jeremy Bakken
  • Post published:2020/10/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

We all have favorite hymns to sing. They become our familiar friends as we worship and our companions when we experience joy, sorrow, doubts, or trouble. Their familiar melodies and…

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Read more about the article President’s message: Thankful—even now?

President’s message: Thankful—even now?

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2020/10/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

The apostle Paul was under arrest in Rome for the second time. His first arrest had ended in his acquittal and release from prison. The second time would end differently.…

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Read more about the article Devotion: But you promised!

Devotion: But you promised!

  • Post author:Daniel Habben
  • Post published:2020/10/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

“Where are your former mercies, O Lord, which you swore to David in your faithfulness? . . . Remember the scorn with which . . . they have scorned the steps…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Brad Harris

Confessions of faith: Brad Harris

  • Post author:Rachel Hartman
  • Post published:2020/10/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

While weighing the responsibilities that children bring, a father looks to the church for direction. During his growing years, Brad Harris had some ties to different religions but never attended…

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Read more about the article Q&A: Do I need to read the Bible to have a relationship with God?

Q&A: Do I need to read the Bible to have a relationship with God?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2020/10/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

I always hear that I should be reading my Bible. I pray every night. Do I really need to read the Bible to have a relationship with God? The natural…

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Read more about the article Bible study: The need for the Bible and worship

Bible study: The need for the Bible and worship

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2020/10/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

We listen to God’s voice through his Word, that is, the Bible. Imagine you live in a world exactly like our own but with one exception: The Bible does not…

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Read more about the article Please explain: Why is Jesus taking so long to return?

Please explain: Why is Jesus taking so long to return?

  • Post author:Kenneth L. Brokmeier
  • Post published:2020/10/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

YOU WORKED DILIGENTLY to make the arrangements. It wasn’t easy, but the dignitary you booked is someone famous. Now it is time to begin the celebration banquet. But the guest…

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Read more about the article The last judgment

The last judgment

  • Post author:Philip Moldenhauer
  • Post published:2020/10/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

All of us are going to face not just the evaluation of society in the world today but also the judgment of God on the Last Day. “If you were…

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Read more about the article A thought: Change

A thought: Change

  • Post author:John Braun
  • Post published:2020/10/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

We spent a couple of days in the northern part of Wisconsin. The leaves were green at home when we left. When we arrived, the trees were mostly green except…

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