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Read more about the article Parent conversations: When parenting philosophies differ

Parent conversations: When parenting philosophies differ

  • Post author:Sarah Reik and Ann Ponath
  • Post published:2021/12/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ/Parent Conversations

Is it just me or does it seem like getting along with everyone has gotten harder over the past couple of years? We’re so divided on so many issues. It’s…

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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:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

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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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 Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

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 Christ’s return is imminent

Christ’s return is imminent

  • Post author:Matthew Kimmel
  • Post published:2020/11/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

The day of judgment brings an end to all the world’s evil and trouble. December is upon us. We’ve journeyed through a whirlwind of a year filled with tumult, uncertainty,…

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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 Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

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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Read more about the article Make every effort

Make every effort

  • Post author:Nathan Nass
  • Post published:2020/09/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

As divisions threaten our Christian churches, God’s Spirit unites us in Christ. “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!” (Psalm 133:1). Doesn’t that sound…

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

A Bible story just for me: Guilt

  • Post author:Greg Lyon
  • Post published:2020/05/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Using Bible stories to examine characteristics of God that we never thought about, characteristics that apply to what we’re facing right now. You are not what you have done She…

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Read more about the article Looking forward

Looking forward

  • Post author:Eric D. Schroeder
  • Post published:2019/11/01
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

The Scripture readings for the last Sundays of our church year help us look to the end of time. It’s the one appointment we all share—same place, same time—but it…

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