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Read more about the article Teen talk: Jesus is in our hearts

Teen talk: Jesus is in our hearts

  • Post author:Emily Ciha
  • Post published:2022/05/20
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Jesus gives us strength and hope when we face difficulties. Emily Ciha What do you think about when you hear the word worry? We as sinful human beings can be…

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Read more about the article Teen talk: Do you believe this?

Teen talk: Do you believe this?

  • Post author:Philip Treptow
  • Post published:2022/05/20
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Christ, who lived and died and rose again so that we could be in heaven someday, helps us fight through the pain when a loved one dies. Philip Treptow “Do…

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Read more about the article A thought: Hope

A thought: Hope

  • Post author:John Braun
  • Post published:2021/07/27
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When we think of Christian hope, we quickly turn to the passages from God’s last revelation to us. We long for the time when God will “wipe every tear from…

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Read more about the article Parent conversations: How do we teach children resilience?

Parent conversations: How do we teach children resilience?

  • Post author:Jenni Schubring and Karen Fischer
  • Post published:2021/03/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ/Parent Conversations

One of the fun parts of managing this column is that I’m never quite sure how God is going to bring it all together—I just know that he will. For…

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Read more about the article President’s message: The end of the story

President’s message: The end of the story

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2021/02/25
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The apostle John was nearing the end of his life. He had been a pastor in Asia Minor—modern-day Turkey—but was now living in exile on the Greek island of Patmos.…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Cheryle and Dana McArdle

Confessions of faith: Cheryle and Dana McArdle

  • Post author:Amanda Klemp
  • Post published:2020/12/28
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Man’s best friend leads to a new friend, a new church, and a renewed faith in Christ. On a routine visit to the dog park with her German shepherd, Cheryle…

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Read more about the article Encouragement along the road

Encouragement along the road

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2020/12/27
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It’s a long road to become a pastor. For Jordan Massiah, it’s 12 years of schooling in three different states over an international border from his hometown of Toronto, Ontario,…

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Read more about the article A Bible story just for me: Grief

A Bible story just for me: Grief

  • Post author:Greg Lyon
  • Post published:2020/03/31
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Grieve . . . but with hope Gregory C. Lyon From time to time, we face realities that we simply can’t do anything about. God chose Mary to be the…

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Read more about the article Easter is life

Easter is life

  • Post author:Joshua Stahmann   
  • Post published:2020/03/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Easter brings us victory over death and gives us new life. Joshua E. Stahmann The young man across the table from me was in tears. There was no doubting the…

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