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    Read more about the article Please explain: What sets Old Testament Israel apart from other people?

    Please explain: What sets Old Testament Israel apart from other people?

    • Post author:Caleb Kurbis
    • Post published:2023/12/26
    • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

    What is the difference between God’s love for Old Testament Israel and his love for other people? Our boat slipped out of the harbor just before dawn. We were coming…

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    Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Ken Blaine

    Confessions of faith: Ken Blaine

    • Post author:Marilyn Sievert
    • Post published:2023/10/30
    • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

    After years of praying, a wife sees God’s perfect timing in the baptism of her husband. Although it took over 30 years of praying, at just the right time Ken…

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    Read more about the article Everything’s going according to plan

    Everything’s going according to plan

    • Post author:Glenn L. Schwanke
    • Post published:2023/05/31
    • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

    We often need to throw out our plans and trust in God’s design for the future. It's been almost a year since I retired from full-time ministry in the deep…

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    Read more about the article My Christian life: Raising a child with special needs

    My Christian life: Raising a child with special needs

    • Post author:Alicia A. Neumann
    • Post published:2023/01/31
    • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

    Parents of a son who lives with a disability share the blessings they've experienced and how they're helping others. Thirty-six years ago, Diane Oldenburg, member at Faith, Fond du Lac,…

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    Read more about the article God’s perfect timing

    God’s perfect timing

    • Post author:Jaclyn Olson
    • Post published:2022/11/26
    • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

    Elizabeth shares the story of how God taught her about his perfect timing. My entire life was spent in service to the Lord. I am a descendant of Aaron, the…

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    Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Alicia Heintz

    Confessions of faith: Alicia Heintz

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    • Post published:2022/09/30
    • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

    A woman seeks God in all the wrong places before finding him in the Word. Alicia Heintz, 58, wanted to find God. She looked everywhere, turning over every stone on…

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    Read more about the article My Christian life: Faith provides firm foundation after cancer diagnosis

    My Christian life: Faith provides firm foundation after cancer diagnosis

    • Post author:Gabriella Blauert
    • Post published:2022/07/28
    • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

    Faith in God’s love and grace gives a man strength after a surprise diagnosis. Randy Wiessinger has witnessed a lot of difficult situations throughout his life. For 30 years, Randy served…

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    Read more about the article Bible study: A loving God saved people from hell

    Bible study: A loving God saved people from hell

    • Post author:David Scharf
    • Post published:2020/06/29
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    Universalism says that the biblical teaching of eternal damnation is incompatible with the concept of a loving God. Universalists believe that God will eventually destroy all sin and save all…

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    Read more about the article Bible study: God provides victory over death!

    Bible study: God provides victory over death!

    • Post author:David Scharf
    • Post published:2020/05/31
    • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

    First, it is important to answer the question, “What is death?” Very simply, death is separation. The Bible speaks of three types of separation: physical, spiritual, and eternal. Physical death…

    Continue ReadingBible study: God provides victory over death!

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