He is risen

• Post author:Ethan Cherney
• Post published:2021/03/15
• Post category:00spotlight-topslider/FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Resurrection is not reasonable to our experience, but it is God’s truth. Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early on Sunday morning. She found it open and empty. “They have…

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Confessions of faith: Kaitlin Lamb

• Post author:Ann Jahns
• Post published:2021/01/29
• Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

A college student learns the truths of God’s Word and discovers a church family for the first time. In her early years, Kaitlin Lamb felt the tug of the Holy…

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Please explain: How can Jesus be our friend if he isn’t physically here on earth?

• Post author:John Koelpin
• Post published:2020/04/30
• Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Simeon carried baby Jesus in his arms. John reclined next to Jesus during their last Passover together. Others reached to touch him. What a blessing it was for Jesus’ family,…

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Power in the ordinary

• Post author:Aaron Goetzinger
• Post published:2020/04/30
• Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

By the ordinary means of the Word and sacraments, the Holy Spirit has made us believers and children of God. Aaron H. Goetzinger If only we had been there. If…

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Confessions of faith: Holly Vaden and the Thorsons

• Post author:Rachel Hartman
• Post published:2020/02/25
• Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

The Holy Spirit used individuals, life circumstances, and a yearning for clarity to draw three friends around God’s Word. More than 20 years ago, Holly Vaden and Anna Thorson became…

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Confessions of faith: Delaney Leffel

• Post author:Gabriella Blauert
• Post published:2020/01/30
• Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Music becomes an invitation to learn of Jesus. Gabriella Blauert Our parents are often our first role models. They are the ones we look up to for guidance and moral…

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The divine family

• Post author:Joel Gawrisch
• Post published:2019/12/07
• Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are united in planning and carrying out our salvation. Joel J. Gawrisch Marriage requires commitment and unity. Once husband and wife begin…

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Confessions of faith: Mark Hartman

• Post author:Julie Wietzke
• Post published:2019/12/04
• Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

A knock on the door starts a lifelong journey of faith. Julie K. Wietzke It was a night Mark Hartman says he will never forget. It was summer 1981 in…

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Put on the new self(ie)!

• Post author:Andrew D. Schwartz
• Post published:2019/12/01
• Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

We can all live in peace knowing how God sees us. Andrew D. Schwartz Ahh, the selfie. I wonder how many of them were taken over the Christmas and New…

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