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Read more about the article It is finished.

It is finished.

  • Post author:Jonathan Werre
  • Post published:2022/02/24
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

One sentence can permanently change your life. “Your mother and I are getting a divorce.” “I’m pregnant.” “You passed your driver’s test.” If it is true that one sentence can…

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Read more about the article The most loving friendship

The most loving friendship

  • Post author:Jeffrey D. Enderle
  • Post published:2022/01/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

“May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance” (2 Thessalonians 3:5). I hope you have a happy Galentine’s Day this Feb. 13. The importance of friends Not…

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Read more about the article King David and our future King: Article 2

King David and our future King: Article 2

  • Post author:Timothy J. Westendorf 
  • Post published:2022/01/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

David and our future King won the battles against the enemies, enabling us to continue to wage war against our foes. It is probably the best known story from the…

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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/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

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,…

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Read more about the article What makes Christmas Christmas?

What makes Christmas Christmas?

  • Post author:Melissa Anne Kreuser
  • Post published:2021/11/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Christmas isn’t about what we do. It’s about Christ coming to earth to do what we were unable to do. I have a secret. And it’s about Christmas. It might…

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A thought: Mary

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

Mary was a special woman, chosen for an exceptional part in God’s plan. But Matthew does not characterize her as anyone special. He just says that the mother of Jesus,…

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Read more about the article Away in a feed trough

Away in a feed trough

  • Post author:Thomas D. Kock
  • Post published:2021/11/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Jesus lived a real human life, subject to all the realities of the times in which he lived. Somehow “Away in a feed trough, no crib for a bed” doesn’t…

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Read more about the article Jesus fills us up

Jesus fills us up

  • Post author:Jeremy Cares
  • Post published:2021/10/26
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

The only way to make empty hearts full is to fill them with Jesus. Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that…

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Read more about the article Power over death

Power over death

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

“Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it” (John 5:21). The United States…

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