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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 Power over death

Power over death

  • Post author:Peter Prange
  • Post published:2021/10/26
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“Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it” (John 5:21). The United States…

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Read more about the article The book of James: Active in using prayer

The book of James: Active in using prayer

  • Post author:Richard E. Lauersdorf
  • Post published:2021/10/25
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

From Jesus comes an example of how to pray. On the mountaintops and in the Garden of Gethsemane, he prayed for strength to do his Father’s will. From Jesus also…

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A thought: Almighty God

  • Post author:John Braun
  • Post published:2021/06/29
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The words may be a bit different at times. But whether it’s the Apostles’ Creed or the Nicene Creed, we join in confessing our faith in an almighty God. On…

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Read more about the article A most unusual prayer

A most unusual prayer

  • Post author:Paul Tessmer
  • Post published:2021/04/25
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A New Testament prayer demonstrates both a confession of faith and an urgent cry for help. It is undoubtedly one of the most unusual prayers spoken in all the Bible,…

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