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Read more about the article Having all the facts

Having all the facts

  • Post author:Andrew Schroer
  • Post published:2021/11/30
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC Features

Well, it happened again. Almost immediately after 24-year-old gymnast Simone Biles walked away from the team competition at the Olympics in Tokyo, the talking heads began chirping. Some praised the…

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President’s message: To judge or not to judge

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2021/09/23
  • Post category:FIC Series/Forward in Christ/FIC Features

It’s always a little baffling to me that some of the most familiar words in the Bible can so often be misunderstood, misquoted, or misapplied. How many times have you…

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Mind your own business

  • Post author:Andrew Schroer
  • Post published:2021/08/28
  • Post category:FIC Series/Forward in Christ/FIC Features

People today say it in different ways. “Stay in your lane, bro.” “You do you and I’ll do me.” “MYOB.” Even if they don’t say it, some seem to wear signs:…

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Read more about the article Q&A: Am I being judgmental if I point out someone’s sin?

Q&A: Am I being judgmental if I point out someone’s sin?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2020/11/30
  • Post category:FIC Series/Forward in Christ/FIC Features

I have a friend who is caught in a sin. I care about her, so I try to talk to her about it, but she just says, “The Bible says…

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Read more about the article Bible study: Judge for yourself

Bible study: Judge for yourself

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

Judge seems to be a dirty word in our culture. However, the word judge simply means to “form an opinion or conclusion about” something. The Bible says, “Speaking the truth…

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Read more about the article The last judgment

The last judgment

  • Post author:Philip Moldenhauer
  • Post published:2020/10/28
  • Post category:FIC Series/Forward in Christ/FIC Features

All of us are going to face not just the evaluation of society in the world today but also the judgment of God on the Last Day. “If you were…

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Be gentle like Jesus

  • Post author:Peter Prange
  • Post published:2020/05/31
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC Features

“A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out” (Isaiah 42:3). Jesus had every advantage over her. A faultless life. A supreme understanding…

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