Planting seeds

• Post author:Don Patterson
• Post published:2021/03/26
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Confessing your faith, even at difficult times, plants the seed of the gospel. A local high school senior asked if I would come to her interfaith club’s evening event to…

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Don’t turn away

• Post author:Rachel Olson
• Post published:2021/02/26
• Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Journeying with Jesus to the cross is not a pretty sight. It’s uncomfortable. It’s necessary. It’s heartbreaking. It’s beautiful. As a school-aged girl, I attended a passion play with family…

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Devotion: Not my kind of king

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

“When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, ‘Who is this?’ The crowds answered, ‘This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee’ ” (Matthew 21:10,11). There…

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Honoring government through sacrifice

• Post author:Daniel Leyrer
• Post published:2021/02/25
• Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Jesus’ actions during Holy Week provide an example of how we can honor him through the sacrifices we make to honor our government. “Not my president.” “Not my governor.” “Not…

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Devotion: Joyful repentance

• Post author:Peter Prange
• Post published:2021/01/30
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“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their…

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Moments of decision

• Post author:Stephen Geiger
• Post published:2021/01/30
• Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Jesus decided to continue on his journey to the cross for us. A moment of decision. As Jesus’ disciples argued about who was the greatest, would the Savior of the…

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A thought: Happy birthday, Brother!

• Post author:John Braun
• Post published:2020/11/29
• Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Birthday parties for family members are most often special events—the candles, the cake, the presents, and then the pictures. Years later we trot out the pictures to remember the young…

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Christmas glory

• Post author:Gary Baumler
• Post published:2020/11/29
• Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

The lights, the flames, and the bright Christmas displays are only dim reminders of the great glory of Christmas. Christmas is a time of glory. Consider the glory the apostle…

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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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