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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Hưu-Trung Lê

Confessions of faith: Hưu-Trung Lê

  • Post author:Hưu-Trung Lê
  • Post published:2021/08/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

A Vietnamese man discovers that Jesus is the way. “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6).…

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Read more about the article Jesus is the key

Jesus is the key

  • Post author:Justin C. Cloute
  • Post published:2021/08/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

The world might question God’s Word, but Jesus is the reason for our confidence in the Bible. Have you ever gone back to a familiar place, a place you have been…

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Read more about the article This is the body of Christ

This is the body of Christ

  • Post author:Mark Paustian
  • Post published:2021/08/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

As we meet in worship, we find in fuller measure what it is in Christ we share. I might have mistaken the man in the pew ahead of me for…

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Read more about the article My Christian life: Heart transplant inspires a life of service

My Christian life: Heart transplant inspires a life of service

  • Post author:Cameron Schroeder
  • Post published:2021/08/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

A heart transplant confirms a young man’s desire to share the blessings of Jesus with others. Three distinct moments come to mind when Pastor John and Katy Roekle knew their…

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Read more about the article Parent conversations: Parenting post–high school: What is a parent’s role?

Parent conversations: Parenting post–high school: What is a parent’s role?

  • Post author:Laurie Gauger-Hested and Ann Jahns
  • Post published:2021/08/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ/Parent Conversations

My kids are 15, 10, and 7, so I haven’t quite gotten to this stage of parenting yet . . . but I can feel it coming. The important moments…

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Read more about the article Please explain: Does God favor certain people?

Please explain: Does God favor certain people?

  • Post author:Luke Thompson
  • Post published:2021/08/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

In the world today, it seems like the worst thing you can do is show favoritism. Free market capitalists want to tear down regulations so that no company is shown…

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Read more about the article Youth in service

Youth in service

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2021/08/28
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"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity" (1…

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Read more about the article Overwhelmed but not overcome

Overwhelmed but not overcome

  • Post author:Daniel Habben
  • Post published:2021/08/28
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“Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: ‘I will sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted. Both horse and driver he has hurled into…

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Read more about the article Mind your own business

Mind your own business

  • Post author:Andrew Schroer
  • Post published:2021/08/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

People today say it in different ways. “Stay in your lane, bro.” “You do you and I’ll do me.” “MYOB.” Even if they don’t say it, some seem to wear signs:…

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