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Read more about the article Book nook: What Does This Mean?

Book nook: What Does This Mean?

  • Post author:Mike Blievernicht
  • Post published:2024/11/27
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

Book nook: What Does This Mean? Exploring Our Christian Faith Individuals and families looking for an approachable devotion—whether for after dinnertime, before bedtime, or other—should consider What Does This Mean?…

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Read more about the article Book nook: From Heaven Above

Book nook: From Heaven Above

  • Post author:Kathie Horn
  • Post published:2024/10/31
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

Book nook: From Heaven Above Christians today have the privilege of being able to reflect on the unfolding of God’s plan of salvation through the sending of Jesus Christ as…

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Read more about the article Book nook: These Words are Written

Book nook: These Words are Written

  • Post author:Neil Hankwitz
  • Post published:2024/09/30
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

Wow! The words shared throughout the gospel of John are truly encouraging and inspirational. It is wonderful to be reminded of how much God loves us and puts that into…

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Read more about the article Book nook: Waiting on God More

Book nook: Waiting on God More

  • Post author:Ann M. Ponath
  • Post published:2024/07/31
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

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…

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Book nook: Seeing God’s Heart

  • Post author:Yaz Rodriguez
  • Post published:2024/05/22
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

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…

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Book nook: The Heart of Faith

  • Post author:Robert Meier
  • Post published:2024/03/30
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

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…

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Book nook: Mary: Providential Earthly Mother of God

  • Post author:DeLyn Wagenknecht
  • Post published:2024/02/29
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

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…

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Parent conversations: What are the best Bible story books for family devotions?

  • Post author:Anna Geiger
  • Post published:2024/01/31
  • Post category:Parent Conversations/FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

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…

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Feeding your faith every single day

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2023/12/22
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

“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…

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