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Read more about the article Q&A: Am I being judgmental if I point out someone’s sin?

Q&A: Am I being judgmental if I point out someone’s sin?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2020/11/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

I have a friend who is caught in a sin. I care about her, so I try to talk to her about it, but she just says, “The Bible says…

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Follow me

  • Post author:Becky Schermerhorn
  • Post published:2020/11/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Following God’s voice is better than following all the voices of the world. Whom are you following? Fifteen years ago, the answer to this question would be drastically different than what…

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Read more about the article Bringing the Word to Bogotá

Bringing the Word to Bogotá

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2020/11/29
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

Since 2015, the Academia Cristo website, academiacristo.com, has been providing Bible classes, worship services, training for church planters, and other tools for Spanish speakers to study God’s Word. The program…

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Read more about the article Colorado church receives relief from fires

Colorado church receives relief from fires

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2020/11/29
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

“At our final outdoor worship service at Carbon Valley Lutheran we could see the smoke coming across the sky, and by the end of worship we had ash and burnt…

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Creating digital side doors

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2020/11/29
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

Did you know that more than 104 million Americans listened to podcasts in the last month?* This growing number of people are consuming content from more than 1.5 million shows…

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Read more about the article District news: December 2020

District news: December 2020

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2020/11/29
  • Post category:FIC News/District News

Michigan On Sept. 27, Good Shepherd, Alma, Mich., held a mortgage-burning celebration. Western Wisconsin On Sept. 27, St. Paul’s, Adams-Friendship, Wis., dedicated its new worship facility. This location is part…

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Read more about the article The power of God’s Word

The power of God’s Word

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2020/11/29
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

“Don’t ever downplay what God can do through his Word. It’s dynamite, pure dynamite.” When asked about lessons he has learned in his ministry, Mark Cares, founder of Truth in…

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President’s message: Peace on earth—but what kind?

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2020/11/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

The year was 1914. World War I had thrown the continent of Europe into a conflict that would last for four years and kill or wound more than 25 million…

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Like Joseph

  • Post author:Daniel Habben
  • Post published:2020/11/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

“When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife” (Matthew 1:24). Joseph has become one of my…

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