Lent – FORWARD IN CHRIST

Devotion: Joyful repentance

Post author:Peter Prange
Post published:2021/01/30
Post category:00spotlight-topslider 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…

Moments of decision

Post author:Stephen Geiger
Post published:2021/01/30
Post category:00spotlight-topslider 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…

Lent: Remembering his sacrifice

Post author:Aaron Goetzinger
Post published:2021/01/29
Post category:00spotlight-topslider FIC Features Forward in Christ

Lenten traditions help us focus on Jesus. Lent is a time to concentrate on Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. In preparation we contemplate our own sins and why we need…

Parent conversations: Should I give something up for Lent?

Post author:David Wietzke and James Aderman
Post published:2020/02/25
Post category:FIC Features FIC Series Forward in Christ Parent Conversations

Should I or shouldn’t I? It’s a question I ask myself each Lenten season. Should I give something up? I know I don’t need to, but would it help me…

Dust you are

Post author:Peter Panitzke
Post published:2020/02/25
Post category:FIC Features Forward in Christ

The smudged ashes announce that our story does not end in the dust of death. Peter A. Panitzke Look hundreds of people in the eye and tell them that they…

Ever been tempted like that?

Post author:Stephen G. Helwig
Post published:2020/02/25
Post category:FIC Features Forward in Christ

We are all tempted and often fail. Only Jesus has been perfectly obedient. Stephen G. Helwig Have you ever fasted 40 days and 40 nights out in the wilderness? Have…

A thought: The Christ

Post author:John Braun
Post published:2020/02/25
Post category:FIC Features FIC Series Forward in Christ

Christianity is not just a label, a category, or a space to be filled in for some pollster. We are named after Christ. The shepherds heard the angels identify the…

Lent means love

Post author:Mark Tiefel
Post published:2020/02/20
Post category:FIC Features FIC Series Forward in Christ

Lenten Bible readings and hymns remind us of God’s love and our opportunity to reflect that love. Mark W. Tiefel Each year, as winter yields to spring and as February…

A Lutheran Lent

Post author:John Braun
Post published:2019/03/01
Post category:FIC Features FIC Series Forward in Christ

John A. Braun On Ash Wednesday in some churches—some Lutheran churches too—ashes are placed on foreheads as a sign of repentance. For many, Lent is giving up some indulgence—like candy, greasy food, or even red meat—for 40…

Sign up for e-news