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Read more about the article “My life”: Part 1

“My life”: Part 1

  • Post author:Joel Petermann
  • Post published:2023/02/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Jesus laid down his life so that life comes to us. “Mine!” cries the two-year-old to his one-year-old sister who has unknowingly laid hands on a favorite toy. “It’s my…

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Read more about the article Painted into the picture

Painted into the picture

  • Post author:Kent Holz
  • Post published:2023/02/27
  • Post category:00spotlight-topslider/FIC Features/Forward in Christ

We are not only united with Jesus in his crucifixion but also in his resurrection. In 1633, the Dutch artist Rembrandt painted The Raising of the Cross. The painting shows…

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Read more about the article Cleansed once and for all

Cleansed once and for all

  • Post author:Katie Augustine
  • Post published:2023/02/27
  • Post category:00spotlight-topslider/FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Because of Jesus’ sacrifice, we have been cleansed from sin forever. Wouldn't it be nice to clean something once and then never have to clean it again? I would love…

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Read more about the article Jesus’ hands are never tied

Jesus’ hands are never tied

  • Post author:Andrew Schroer
  • Post published:2023/02/27
  • Post category:00spotlight-topslider/FIC Features/Forward in Christ

“I’m sorry, sir. There is nothing I can do. My hands are tied.” I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard that in my life. You’re on the…

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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 I repent in dust and ashes

I repent in dust and ashes

  • Post author:Paul Janke
  • Post published:2023/01/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Lent is a season for acknowledging with sorrow that our sins caused the Son of God to suffer and die. Job was terrified. He had come to realize the error…

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Read more about the article Hymn focuses on Jesus’ words from the cross

Hymn focuses on Jesus’ words from the cross

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/02/25
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

As part of its Lenten issue, Forward in Christ is featuring a new original Lenten hymn from Christian Worship: Hymnal. This hymn, called “The Seven Words,” highlights each of the…

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Read more about the article King David and our future King: Article 3

King David and our future King: Article 3

  • Post author:Timothy J. Westendorf 
  • Post published:2022/02/25
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

For David, for Jesus, and for us, the cross comes before the crown. It was a meteoric rise. David had been a lowly shepherd boy, tending his father’s sheep and…

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Read more about the article Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.

Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.

  • Post author:Eric D. Schroeder
  • Post published:2022/02/24
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

You can learn volumes about a man by watching him die. Time is more precious than ever. It’s no occasion for small talk; only the most important words are worth…

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