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Read more about the article You are forgiven

You are forgiven

  • Post author:Glenn L. Schwanke
  • Post published:2023/01/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

A woman distraught over her sins finds Jesus’ love and forgiveness at the cross. She sits across from me. Hunched over. Shoulders slumped. Hands covering her face. Sobs convulsing her.…

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Read more about the article WELS podcasts: Little Things

WELS podcasts: Little Things

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/10/29
  • Post category:FIC News/FIC Series/Forward in Christ/Podcast

Podcast: Little Things Hosts: Amber Albee Swenson, a Time of Grace writer and blogger Description: “Amber Albee Swenson will help you navigate through some of life’s challenges and struggles by…

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Read more about the article Live in Easter joy

Live in Easter joy

  • Post author:Timothy Redfield
  • Post published:2022/03/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

The hope and joy of Easter is for us as we live in this turbulent world of sorrow and pain. At some point, our lives will return to normal. That…

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Read more about the article The old has gone, the new is here!

The old has gone, the new is here!

  • Post author:Peter Prange
  • Post published:2021/12/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

“[Christ] died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again. So from now on we…

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Read more about the article My Christian life: Finding real Christmas joy while in the hospital

My Christian life: Finding real Christmas joy while in the hospital

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

A hospital stay during Christmas helps a pastor focus on real Christmas joy. “Please, Lord, please let next Christmas be different.” On Dec. 12, 2020, I was admitted to the…

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Read more about the article Don’t turn away

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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Read more about the article Devotion: Joyful repentance

Devotion: Joyful repentance

  • Post author:Peter Prange
  • Post published:2021/01/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

“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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Read more about the article The book of James: When facing trials

The book of James: When facing trials

  • Post author:Richard E. Lauersdorf
  • Post published:2020/07/21
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

DID YOU EVER hear anything so strange? “Consider it pure joy,” James said, “whenever you face trials of many kinds” (1:2). To some that sounds about as sensible as stepping…

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Read more about the article A thought: Joy and peace today and everyday

A thought: Joy and peace today and everyday

  • Post author:John Braun
  • Post published:2020/06/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

It’s been a test for us all. It included self-quarantine and social distancing. All the while businesses were closed, and contacts with friends and family became digital. Churches stood empty…

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