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Read more about the article Q&A: Why are the 40 days between Jesus’ resurrection and his ascension important for the disciples and for us?

Q&A: Why are the 40 days between Jesus’ resurrection and his ascension important for the disciples and for us?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2022/03/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

Jesus finished his work of paying for the sins of the whole world by dying on the cross. But how can we be sure our sins are paid for? On the…

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Read more about the article Facts over feelings

Facts over feelings

  • Post author:Jeffrey D. Enderle
  • Post published:2022/03/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

“Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed” (John 20:8). Some things you know. Some things you really know. You feel…

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Read more about the article God’s cure—for everything

God’s cure—for everything

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2022/03/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

The word panacea comes from a Greek word meaning “all-healing.” The ancient Greeks worshiped the goddess of healing named Panacea, who was said to administer a medicine that was able…

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Read more about the article Live in Easter joy

Live in Easter joy

  • Post author:Timothy Redfield
  • Post published:2022/03/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

The hope and joy of Easter is for us as we live in this turbulent world of sorrow and pain. At some point, our lives will return to normal. That…

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Read more about the article WELS 2022 district conventions

WELS 2022 district conventions

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/03/28
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

Each of the 12 districts holds a convention each biennium, generally in the even-numbered years. (The synod convention is held in the odd-numbered years.) Every pastor, professor, and male teacher…

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Read more about the article Experiencing the gospel through art

Experiencing the gospel through art

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/03/28
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

You wouldn’t call the artwork that adorns the walls at Peace, Aiken, S.C., “traditional.” But the church building isn’t traditional either. When members at Peace were looking for a location,…

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Read more about the article Building God’s kingdom in Parrish

Building God’s kingdom in Parrish

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/03/28
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

“There are tremendous opportunities to share the love of Jesus in Parrish and bring more people into God’s kingdom, and we want to support the ministry as much as we…

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Read more about the article Sharing the gospel with Mormons in Arizona

Sharing the gospel with Mormons in Arizona

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/03/28
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

When the members of Heritage, Gilbert, Ariz., looked at the community around their church, they noticed something significant: A good number of their neighbors are Mormon. In fact, within a 5-mile…

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Read more about the article District news: April 2022

District news: April 2022

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/03/28
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News/District News

Happy anniversary! NA—Grace, Charlotte, N.C., celebrated its 40th anniversary on Feb. 27. Arizona-California Mount Calvary, Redding, Calif., hosted a Blessings of Marriage dinner on Feb. 12. Twenty-five couples attended, and…

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