Book nook: Waiting on God More
In Northwestern Publishing House’s intriguing new “My 180” series, authors are asked to “devote themselves to a full 180 days” of reading, praying, and journaling on a biblical topic and…
Book nook: Seeing God’s Heart
In his book Seeing God’s Heart: The Certainty of His Love for Me, Pastor Lynn E. Wiedmann begins with a challenging, yet honest, question: “What if you doubt that God…
Parent conversations: How can parents reinforce the importance of confirmation in their child’s life?
Confirmation is a rite of passage for many confessional Lutheran young people. Yet as important as their confirmation day is, most would agree that it’s the years leading up to…
Book nook: The Heart of Faith
The Heart of Faith is an engaging and enlightening book written by six different authors, divided into a chapter for each. The chapters are deep dives into six foundational chapters…
Book nook: Mary: Providential Earthly Mother of God
In the conclusion of her second book, Mary: Providential Earthly Mother of God, Lou Ann Mokwa celebrates the study of Mary with her readers, saying, “Looking at Scripture from the…
Parent conversations: What are the best Bible story books for family devotions?
Forward in Christ is featuring the stories of two adults and how they read their Bibles in our “Free in Christ” column this month. What about children, though? What resources…
Free in Christ: Personal Bible study
“Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 3:18). Read how these Christians carry out that instruction in their lives. In the days…
Feeding your faith every single day
“How can we encourage every single person in our congregation to think about Jesus every single day?” That was the question the church leadership at St. Paul’s, Plymouth, Neb., started…
Book nook: The Baptismal Life
As the author Rev. Dr. Michael Berg indicates, his book The Baptismal Life is about water. The book explores God’s use of water for his divine purpose. From the start…