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Read more about the article Please explain: Where do we get the idea of the Trinity when that word isn’t mentioned in the Bible?

Please explain: Where do we get the idea of the Trinity when that word isn’t mentioned in the Bible?

  • Post author:James Aderman
  • Post published:2022/05/25
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Where do we get the idea of the Trinity when that word isn’t mentioned in the Bible? Have you ever had this conversation at your door? Your visitor asks, “Did…

Continue ReadingPlease explain: Where do we get the idea of the Trinity when that word isn’t mentioned in the Bible?
Read more about the article Please explain: If Jesus is the Good Shepherd, how can he also be the Lamb of God?

Please explain: If Jesus is the Good Shepherd, how can he also be the Lamb of God?

  • Post author:Thomas Jeske
  • Post published:2022/04/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

A shepherd with a flock of sheep is a familiar and friendly scene. Jesus himself uses words dear to every believer: “I am the Good Shepherd.” We treasure that truth…

Continue ReadingPlease explain: If Jesus is the Good Shepherd, how can he also be the Lamb of God?
Read more about the article Please explain: What’s the big deal about Easter?

Please explain: What’s the big deal about Easter?

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

Easter is a big deal. Children develop special memories of Easter baskets and colored eggs and take those memories right into adulthood. People of faith gather for worship and fellowship…

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Read more about the article Please explain: Why should we love our enemies?

Please explain: Why should we love our enemies?

  • Post author:Steven Gabb
  • Post published:2022/01/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

According to the CliftonStrengths Assessment, my number one strength is “Harmony,” which means that I generally try to steer myself and others away from confrontation and toward reconciliation. I find…

Continue ReadingPlease explain: Why should we love our enemies?
Read more about the article Please explain: Why did Jesus do miracles?

Please explain: Why did Jesus do miracles?

  • Post author:Geoffrey Kieta
  • Post published:2022/01/03
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Do you ever wish that God had given the Bible as a video instead of a book? Sometimes, I feel that way, especially when the Bible records a miracle. Now,…

Continue ReadingPlease explain: Why did Jesus do miracles?
Read more about the article Please explain: As a Christian, what does it mean to be humble?

Please explain: As a Christian, what does it mean to be humble?

  • Post author:Nathanael Bourman
  • Post published:2021/11/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Humility is one of those topics that I really don’t like to talk about. To be clear, I do have a really good idea what to say about humility from…

Continue ReadingPlease explain: As a Christian, what does it mean to be humble?
Read more about the article Please explain: What does it mean to have your name written in God’s book?

Please explain: What does it mean to have your name written in God’s book?

  • Post author:Paul Wendland
  • Post published:2021/10/26
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Imagine the world of long ago. A world with no letters, nor words to read. There were no books, no libraries, no records, no databases. Only memories that changed and…

Continue ReadingPlease explain: What does it mean to have your name written in God’s book?
Read more about the article Please explain: Is God’s design for marriage relevant in today’s world?

Please explain: Is God’s design for marriage relevant in today’s world?

  • Post author:Jeremy Mattek
  • Post published:2021/09/23
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

It's not difficult to find God’s definition of marriage. “At the beginning,” Jesus said, “the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave…

Continue ReadingPlease explain: Is God’s design for marriage relevant in today’s world?
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…

Continue ReadingPlease explain: Does God favor certain people?
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