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Read more about the article Joyful repentance

Joyful repentance

  • Post author:Peter Prange
  • Post published:2021/01/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their…

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President’s message: Blessings small and large

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2021/01/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

It’s easy to be thankful for the big blessings that come our way. But when you stop and think about it, we’re also thankful for the little blessings, even though…

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Read more about the article Bible study: God’s inspiration

Bible study: God’s inspiration

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2021/01/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

Verbal inspiration means that God inspired the authors of the books of the Bible to record not just the thoughts but also the very words God wanted recorded. First Corinthians…

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Read more about the article My Christian life: Once a detective, now a pastor

My Christian life: Once a detective, now a pastor

  • Post author:David Rosenau
  • Post published:2021/01/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

A former detective-turned-pastor shows the importance of reaching individuals with the gospel—one by one. In my former life, there were times if someone did not step up to lead, people…

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Read more about the article Please explain: Why did God cruelly command Abraham to sacrifice his son?

Please explain: Why did God cruelly command Abraham to sacrifice his son?

  • Post author:Robert Raasch
  • Post published:2021/01/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

For many people, it’s an Old Testament Bible story that is confusing, even alarming. For every Sunday school student who has colored the picture of Abraham lifting his knife over…

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Read more about the article The Bible still matters: Part 1

The Bible still matters: Part 1

  • Post author:John Braun
  • Post published:2021/01/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

Only the Bible teaches us about God’s grace. Jesus taught two little parables. The first is about a man who found a treasure and was so filled with joy that…

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Read more about the article Q&A: How is the Bible God’s Word?

Q&A: How is the Bible God’s Word?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2021/01/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

Why do we say that the Bible is God’s Word when people wrote it? The Bible is God’s breath The Bible teaches the doctrine of plenary verbal inspiration. Literally, the…

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Read more about the article Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 2: The limits of science

Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 2: The limits of science

  • Post author:James F. Borgwardt
  • Post published:2021/01/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

A friend recently joked that he was going to legally change his name to “The Science.” With so many people claiming they “follow the science” these days, my friend would…

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Read more about the article In Christ

In Christ

  • Post author:Glenn L. Schwanke
  • Post published:2021/01/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

My handwriting is bad. So bad, in fact, that even doctors—infamous for the unintelligible scribbles—look at my handwriting and say, “What did you write?” With that mea culpa (or if…

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