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Read more about the article Your greatest joy

Your greatest joy

  • Post author:Nathan Nass
  • Post published:2023/08/18
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

As you look back over your life, what gives you the greatest joy? I saw an interview in which an old pastor described his final interaction with an old pastor…

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Read more about the article Rest on the Rock

Rest on the Rock

  • Post author:Nathan Nass
  • Post published:2023/06/30
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC Series/FIC Features

There once was a lumberjack who went out to cut down some trees in the forest. As he was about to chop down his first tree, he noticed a bird…

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Read more about the article Out from the shadows

Out from the shadows

  • Post author:Nathan Nass
  • Post published:2023/03/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

I recently read a cute children’s book about a bear to my kids. The bear had a problem. This dark thing kept following him everywhere he went. Know what it…

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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 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 Sound the alarm

Sound the alarm

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

My wife and I were sitting in our living room, enjoying the quiet of having all our kids in bed. Just as the peace began to settle on our house,…

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Read more about the article The dark day we call good

The dark day we call good

  • Post author:Nathan Nass
  • Post published:2022/01/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

I hate dark days. Does that sound harsh? I mean it. I hate dark days. I’m not talking about the short days of winter that are finally behind us. I’m…

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Read more about the article Jesus changes us

Jesus changes us

  • Post author:Nathan Nass
  • Post published:2021/12/23
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

I stumbled upon an article recently about a man who angrily left one of our WELS churches. It broke my heart to read it. The article talked at length about…

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Read more about the article Meet the editorial staff: Nathan Nass

Meet the editorial staff: Nathan Nass

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2021/12/23
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

Ever ask yourself, “Who are these people who write for Forward in Christ?” Through this series, you can find out. Nathan Nass, pastor at Christ the King, Tulsa, Okla., joins…

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