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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Jack and Cathie Dearing

Confessions of faith: Jack and Cathie Dearing

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

After retiring, a couple discovers a church where Martin Luther’s reformed teachings preside and Jesus’ free and all-encompassing grace is preached. During their working years, Jack and Cathie Dearing moved…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Caroline and Lawrence McCatty

Confessions of faith: Caroline and Lawrence McCatty

  • Post author:Julie Wietzke
  • Post published:2022/02/24
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A couple’s prayers are answered as they discover the truth of God’s Word as well as new opportunities to share it. When Caroline and Lawrence McCatty relocated from England to the…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Shawn Jacobs

Confessions of faith: Shawn Jacobs

  • Post author:Gabriella Blauert
  • Post published:2022/01/30
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A man who struggled to understand a God of grace finally finds peace through the gospel. Ryan Wolfe, pastor at Redeemer, Mandan, N.D., looked at his cell phone on the…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Roy Mendoza and Paul Moronczyk

Confessions of faith: Roy Mendoza and Paul Moronczyk

  • Post author:Ryan Kolander
  • Post published:2021/12/27
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A murderer and a troublemaker discover a persistent Savior. Two men. Two backgrounds. One a former murderer, the other a former troublemaker. Little did they know that one day the…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Allen and Rosalind Braun

Confessions of faith: Allen and Rosalind Braun

  • Post author:Ann Jahns
  • Post published:2021/11/30
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Neighborly kindness—and blueberry pancakes—forge a relationship that leads a couple on a path to Jesus. For Allen and Rosalind Braun, the journey to becoming members at Cross of Christ, WELS’…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Anthony and Tyler

Confessions of faith: Anthony and Tyler

  • Post author:John Braun
  • Post published:2021/10/26
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Troubled teens find the gospel in an unexpected place. “Talk Time.” That’s what Anthony and Tyler call it. Tim Mueller, pastor at St. John, Watertown, Wis., gently helps them remember…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Souksamay Phetsanghane

Confessions of faith: Souksamay Phetsanghane

  • Post author:Souksamay Phetsanghane
  • Post published:2021/09/28
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God’s arm is not too short to save. He can reach around the world to rescue sinners and make them part of his people. Imagine someone born into a Buddhist…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Dale Anne Mondy

Confessions of faith: Dale Anne Mondy

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  • Post published:2021/09/23
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God’s grace and promises provide comfort for a woman during dark times. “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through…

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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
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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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