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My Christian life: A man of truth

My Christian life: A man of truth

  • Post author:David Russow
  • Post published:2021/03/16
  • Post category:00spotlight-topslider/FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

From the Depression and working for pennies to becoming a famous artist, a man stays faithful to his Savior. A person of truth, who can find? Especially in our culture!…

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My Christian life: The sign maker

My Christian life: The sign maker

  • Post author:Dick Techtmann
  • Post published:2021/02/25
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Through homemade signs he created, a man reflects on God’s blessings in his life. Signs have become a part of our everyday life. The roadsides are filled with billboards on…

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My Christian life: Once a detective, now a pastor

My Christian life: Once a detective, now a pastor

  • Post author:David Rosenau
  • Post published:2021/01/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

A former detective-turned-pastor shows the importance of reaching individuals with the gospel—one by one. In my former life, there were times if someone did not step up to lead, people…

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My Christian life: A Ukrainian mother chooses life

My Christian life: A Ukrainian mother chooses life

  • Post author:Taras Kokovsky
  • Post published:2020/12/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

A Ukrainian mother chooses life during dire circumstances. Recently, with much joy, Elizabeth Huida, the daughter of Oleksandr and Khrystyna Huida, was baptized at St. John and James Lutheran Church…

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My Christian life: Teen faces difficult medical diagnosis

My Christian life: Teen faces difficult medical diagnosis

  • Post author:Alicia A. Neumann
  • Post published:2020/11/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

A startling medical diagnosis brings a family closer to God. Chronic pain. Constant exhaustion. Medications. Physical therapy. Surgery after surgery. This is the reality for 16-year-old Bailey Seal, member at…

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My Christian life: Music as a companion on life’s journey

My Christian life: Music as a companion on life’s journey

  • Post author:Jeremy Bakken
  • Post published:2020/10/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

We all have favorite hymns to sing. They become our familiar friends as we worship and our companions when we experience joy, sorrow, doubts, or trouble. Their familiar melodies and…

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My Christian life: WELS nurse lives out faith through her vocation

My Christian life: WELS nurse lives out faith through her vocation

  • Post author:Laura Schaefer
  • Post published:2020/09/28
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A WELS nurse explains how her vocation allows her to share her faith and show love to those in need. Jesus calls us to follow his example by living lives…

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My Christian life: A teacher retires full of memories

My Christian life: A teacher retires full of memories

  • Post author:Ann M. Ponath
  • Post published:2020/08/31
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A teacher retires full of memories—including monarch butterflies, baby chicks, and Jesus—after 43 years Do you have a favorite teacher? One who really understood or motivated you? One who made…

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My Christian life: On the front lines of a pandemic

My Christian life: On the front lines of a pandemic

  • Post author:Alicia A. Neumann
  • Post published:2020/07/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

A husband and wife’s passion for serving leads them to the front lines of a pandemic. It was a quiet Saturday afternoon in May. Jon and Paige Fricke were sitting…

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