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Read more about the article Pray, Christian, pray

Pray, Christian, pray

  • Post author:Nathan Wagenknecht
  • Post published:2022/04/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

I saw it in fine print as I was looking ahead in my planner. Then I flipped some pages on the calendar hanging on my wall and saw it again,…

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Read more about the article Parent conversations: How do parents not let worry get the best of them?

Parent conversations: How do parents not let worry get the best of them?

  • Post author:Jenni Schubring, James Aderman, Nicole Balza
  • Post published:2022/02/24
  • Post category:Parent Conversations/FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

When I was expecting my first child, I remember someone telling me that having a child means that your heart will forever go walking around outside your body. It turns…

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Read more about the article Parent conversations: How do we teach our kids to value all people?

Parent conversations: How do we teach our kids to value all people?

  • Post author:Brenda Wagenknecht, Timothy Bourman, Nicole Balza
  • Post published:2022/01/31
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC Series/Parent Conversations/FIC Features

We can’t all raise our children in New York City like Tim and Amanda Bourman or serve as foster parents for a diverse group of children like Brenda and Steven…

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Read more about the article Pray for us

Pray for us

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2022/01/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

“Brothers and sisters, pray for us” (1 Thessalonians 5:25). With these words, the apostle Paul concluded his first letter to the Christians in Thessalonica. They would be separated from him…

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Read more about the article A quiet place

A quiet place

  • Post author:Snowden Gene Sims
  • Post published:2021/12/21
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

When life is filled with noises everywhere, we need to find peace in our quiet place. I am sure you can relate to the inner and external pressures of the…

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Read more about the article Jesus every day

Jesus every day

  • Post author:Pamela Holz
  • Post published:2021/09/23
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Six simple ways to bring faith into focus for families every day of the week. Lists of things seem to be the popular way to get people to click on…

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Read more about the article Here we still stand

Here we still stand

  • Post author:Richard Gurgel
  • Post published:2021/06/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

We train public ministers who boldly confess with their lips what fills their hearts. Picture a pastor at a coffee shop. He’s with an unchurched prospect who visited worship and…

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Read more about the article Parent conversations: How can I help my child have an optimistic outlook?

Parent conversations: How can I help my child have an optimistic outlook?

  • Post author:Liz Schroeder, Sarah Reik, Nicole Balza
  • Post published:2020/12/28
  • Post category:Parent Conversations/FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

I have seen many calls for 2020 to end so that we can start fresh in 2021. Yet let’s be honest. By the time January 1, 2021, ends, we’ll already…

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Read more about the article Parent conversations: How can parents reassure children during an uncertain time?

Parent conversations: How can parents reassure children during an uncertain time?

  • Post author:Sarah Reik, Nicole Balza
  • Post published:2020/04/30
  • Post category:FIC Series/Parent Conversations/FIC Features/Forward in Christ

As the editorial staff developed the May issue of Forward in Christ, the mandatory quarantines had just begun. We had no way of predicting what would be taking place when…

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