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Read more about the article A year of firsts

A year of firsts

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2021/07/13
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Lydia Thiesfeldt, a 2020 graduate of Martin Luther College, appeared on the cover of the July 2020 issue of Forward in Christ. Thiesfeldt was assigned to serve as the early…

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Read more about the article Brothers in ministry

Brothers in ministry

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2021/07/13
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It was an exciting day for Joel and Karen Thomford. Not one, not two, but all three of their sons received assignments at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary’s call day on May…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Teryl and Terry Bishop

Confessions of faith: Teryl and Terry Bishop

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  • Post published:2021/06/29
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One by one, new members are discovering God’s grace and sharing it with others. A little over a year ago, Teryl and Terry Bishop didn’t have a church home—or a…

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Read more about the article Q&A: How can we be sure the Bible includes what God originally gave us?

Q&A: How can we be sure the Bible includes what God originally gave us?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2021/06/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

I know the Bible is God’s Word. But what about the reliability of the Bible as ancient literature? How can we be sure we have what God originally gave us?…

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Read more about the article Freedom’s value is in its use

Freedom’s value is in its use

  • Post author:Joel Seifert
  • Post published:2021/06/29
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“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love” (Galatians 5:13). As Americans, we understand well…

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Read more about the article A hymn for all ages

A hymn for all ages

  • Post author:Snowden Gene Sims
  • Post published:2021/06/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

It is not too often that a third-grade boy is impressed by a hymn as long and deep as “Behold a Host, Arrayed in White” (Christian Worship 550). My Lutheran…

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Read more about the article Please explain: Why is the church always talking about money?

Please explain: Why is the church always talking about money?

  • Post author:Jerry Ewings
  • Post published:2021/06/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

Some of the things said in church about money should never be said. Scolding people because the church didn’t meet the budget just wears them out. Heaping on guilt if…

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President’s message: Cooperating in externals

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2021/06/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

WELS confesses and teaches that for church bodies to express unity and fellowship there needs to be full agreement in doctrine. Such fellowship is practiced when members of each church…

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Read more about the article Here we still stand

Here we still stand

  • Post author:Richard Gurgel
  • Post published:2021/06/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

We train public ministers who boldly confess with their lips what fills their hearts. Picture a pastor at a coffee shop. He’s with an unchurched prospect who visited worship and…

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