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    Read more about the article We know the results

    We know the results

    • Post author:Mark Schroeder
    • Post published:2024/10/31
    • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

    By the time you read this, people in the United States already are going to the polls for early voting. Election Day itself is Tuesday, Nov. 5. By Wednesday, Nov.…

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    Read more about the article Please explain: What comfort does the Bible give grieving Christians?

    Please explain: What comfort does the Bible give grieving Christians?

    • Post author:John Boeder
    • Post published:2024/10/31
    • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

    “I can't imagine how anyone could face this without God.” How many times have you said that? How many times have you heard that? It doesn’t matter what this is.…

    Continue ReadingPlease explain: What comfort does the Bible give grieving Christians?
    Read more about the article Dark days in life

    Dark days in life

    • Post author:James F. Pope
    • Post published:2024/08/31
    • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

    People of my generation will tell you they can pinpoint where they were on Nov. 22, 1963, when they heard the shocking news that President John F. Kennedy had been…

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    Read more about the article Q&A: What would Jesus think about all the different Christian denominations?

    Q&A: What would Jesus think about all the different Christian denominations?

    • Post author:David Scharf
    • Post published:2024/03/29
    • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

    Jesus wants his church to be unified. Wouldn’t he be appalled by all the different Christian denominations? In the high priestly prayer, Jesus prays, “My prayer is not for them…

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    Read more about the article Q&A: How can parents encourage adult children who wander from the faith?

    Q&A: How can parents encourage adult children who wander from the faith?

    • Post author:David Scharf
    • Post published:2023/04/30
    • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

    Some of my adult children have wandered from God’s path. Society has convinced them that everything they learned is false. What advice can you give to us grieving parents? Growing…

    Continue ReadingQ&A: How can parents encourage adult children who wander from the faith?
    Read more about the article With you always

    With you always

    • Post author:Nathan Nass
    • Post published:2022/12/27
    • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

    I’ve enjoyed hearing the stories about Queen Elizabeth that people have shared since her death in September. Here’s one of my favorites. One summer, Queen Elizabeth was spending time at…

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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…

    Continue ReadingOur Lord reigns

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