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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: John Jia

Confessions of faith: John Jia

  • Post author:Alicia A. Neumann
  • Post published:2022/10/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

A school open house provides an opportunity to reach a Chinese family and start a new cross-cultural ministry. John Jia, a member at Reformation, San Diego, Calif., has a heart…

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Read more about the article My Christian life: The reality of being a Vietnam veteran

My Christian life: The reality of being a Vietnam veteran

  • Post author:Glen Zimmerman
  • Post published:2022/10/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

Serving God can include serving the government as a soldier. The Vietnam War took place during a very disruptive time in our nation’s history. As college students were pushing the…

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Read more about the article Our Lord reigns

Our Lord reigns

  • Post author:Richard Gurgel
  • Post published:2022/10/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Even when all the world seems against him, our heavenly Father holds all history in loving hands. Aren’t you glad the worst of the pandemic is over? It wasn’t just…

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Read more about the article Q&A: I have no special gifts, and I mess up all the time. Does God really need me?

Q&A: I have no special gifts, and I mess up all the time. Does God really need me?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2022/10/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

I have no special gifts, and I mess up all the time. Does God really need me?  On the Last Day, Jesus will say to us, “Come, you who are…

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Read more about the article Bible study: Spiritual gifts

Bible study: Spiritual gifts

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2022/10/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

Some Christians believe they have not been given spiritual gifts. 1 Corinthians 12:7 reminds us of the opposite, “Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for…

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Read more about the article Thank God for conflict

Thank God for conflict

  • Post author:Jeffrey D. Enderle
  • Post published:2022/10/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful” (Colossians 3:15). The election didn’t go the…

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Read more about the article Please explain: The world is a mess. Why doesn’t Jesus do something about it?

Please explain: The world is a mess. Why doesn’t Jesus do something about it?

  • Post author:David Valleskey
  • Post published:2022/10/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

The world is a mess. Why doesn't Jesus do something about it? It happened again. This time on May 24, 2022, in an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Twenty-one shot…

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Read more about the article Thanks for not giving

Thanks for not giving

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2022/10/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

Thanksgiving is a time when we pause to give special thanks to God for the many ways in which he has blessed us. We have many blessings: a Savior, our…

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Read more about the article WELS Christian Aid and Relief responds to Hurricane Ian

WELS Christian Aid and Relief responds to Hurricane Ian

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/10/29
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida on Sept. 28 as a powerful Category 4 storm. Thirteen WELS congregations were in the vicinity of the storm and had varied degrees of…

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