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Read more about the article My little room

My little room

  • Post author:Nathan Nass
  • Post published:2025/03/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Death is nothing to be afraid of because Jesus has a room ready for you in heaven. I once knew a Christian woman who was afraid of death. She believed…

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Read more about the article Death is precious

Death is precious

  • Post author:Nathan Nass
  • Post published:2024/10/31
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For Christians, death is precious because every saint who dies with faith in Jesus is now with him in heaven. “Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death…

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Read more about the article Trust in the Lord

Trust in the Lord

  • Post author:Nathan Nass
  • Post published:2024/06/15
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Your understanding isn’t in control of your life. God is. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding” (Proverbs 3:5). Do you need…

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Read more about the article More room for joy!

More room for joy!

  • Post author:Nathan Nass
  • Post published:2024/03/23
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Because Jesus lives, every tear shed on earth will only make heaven that much sweeter. “Sorrows come to stretch out spaces in the heart for joy.” I read that in…

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Read more about the article Crying seasons

Crying seasons

  • Post author:Nathan Nass
  • Post published:2023/12/26
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

As sad as your saddest day on earth, heaven will be more joyful. I met a Christian man recently who is writing a book about his life. His goal isn’t…

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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:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

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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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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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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