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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Allen and Rosalind Braun

Confessions of faith: Allen and Rosalind Braun

  • Post author:Ann Jahns
  • Post published:2021/11/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Neighborly kindness—and blueberry pancakes—forge a relationship that leads a couple on a path to Jesus. For Allen and Rosalind Braun, the journey to becoming members at Cross of Christ, WELS’…

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Read more about the article Parent conversations: What is vocation? How does it apply to parenting?

Parent conversations: What is vocation? How does it apply to parenting?

  • Post author:Michael J. Berg
  • Post published:2021/05/26
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ/Parent Conversations

As a parent, it’s easy to get mired down in the day-to-day routines and the mundane details and forget that what we are doing is an important honor. One of…

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Read more about the article Give to Caesar and to God

Give to Caesar and to God

  • Post author:Samuel Degner
  • Post published:2021/01/19
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

As Christians, our first allegiance is to God, but we also owe the government obedience, honor, and respect. A few weeks before last fall’s election, a homemade sign on a…

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Read more about the article Being Christ’s witnesses

Being Christ’s witnesses

  • Post author:Jonathan R. Hein
  • Post published:2021/01/10
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As Americans become less interested in church, showing our neighbors sincere love and genuine friendship can offer opportunities to share the gospel. The American Christian church seems to be unraveling.…

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Read more about the article One person at a time

One person at a time

  • Post author:Snowden Gene Sims
  • Post published:2020/12/28
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When all the social and relationship issues of our nation came to a head in the summer of 2020, citizens in our nation and members of our synod had mixed…

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Read more about the article Overcome evil with good

Overcome evil with good

  • Post author:Nathan Nass
  • Post published:2020/10/28
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As divisions and hatred rage in our world, Christians overcome evil with good. A yard of someone you consider a friend is covered with campaign signs for the wrong candidates.…

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Read more about the article Close enough to love

Close enough to love

  • Post author:Joel Seifert
  • Post published:2019/03/01
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A Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. (Luke 10:33) Joel C. Seifert “And who is my neighbor?” A religious…

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