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Read more about the article What to know before you go

What to know before you go

  • Post author:James F. Pope
  • Post published:2022/12/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

If you read issues of Forward in Christ like a Hebrew Bible—from back to front—the title of this column will not make much sense. On the other hand, if you…

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Read more about the article Our Lord reigns

Our Lord reigns

  • Post author:Richard Gurgel
  • Post published:2022/10/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Even when all the world seems against him, our heavenly Father holds all history in loving hands. Aren’t you glad the worst of the pandemic is over? It wasn’t just…

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Read more about the article Q&A: How do I overcome the feeling that my life has no purpose and I don’t make a difference?

Q&A: How do I overcome the feeling that my life has no purpose and I don’t make a difference?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2022/09/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

How do I overcome the feeling that my life has no purpose and I don't make a difference?  Many wrestle with that important question in life: “What am I here…

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Read more about the article Fall in love with God’s Word

Fall in love with God’s Word

  • Post author:Nathan Nass
  • Post published:2022/09/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

As Lutherans we value Scripture, but how much time do we really spend reading it? The phone rang in my office. The voice said, “I’m looking for a Lutheran church.”…

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Read more about the article Please explain: Why is Holy Communion so important to confessional Lutherans?

Please explain: Why is Holy Communion so important to confessional Lutherans?

  • Post author:Joel Otto
  • Post published:2022/09/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Why is Holy Communion so important to confessional Lutherans? Since the Reformation, no teaching has caused more division than the teaching of the Lord’s Supper. Today, it continues to separate…

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Read more about the article Please explain: What does it mean to give up everything to follow Jesus?

Please explain: What does it mean to give up everything to follow Jesus?

  • Post author:David Starr
  • Post published:2022/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

What does it mean to give up everything to follow Jesus? Imagine living on top of a 50-foot pillar on a platform only about 10 square feet. This is where…

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Read more about the article Please explain: What is the point of praying?

Please explain: What is the point of praying?

  • Post author:Benjamin Tomczak
  • Post published:2022/06/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

If God already knows what he is going to do for us and for others, what is the point of praying? Katie was worried about her husband’s business trip. She…

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Read more about the article Free at last!

Free at last!

  • Post author:Stephen G. Helwig
  • Post published:2022/06/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

“Jesus said, ‘If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free’ ” (John 8:31,32). Freedom. Independence. It’s…

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Read more about the article Powered by the Holy Spirit

Powered by the Holy Spirit

  • Post author:Benjamin Workentine
  • Post published:2022/05/25
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

When our faith seems to grow weak, we need the work of the Holy Spirit. Last summer, my five-year-old learned to ride a two-wheeled bike on his own. He was…

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