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Read more about the article Q&A: Is anger sinful?

Q&A: Is anger sinful?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2023/05/31
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If anger is a sin, how do we explain Jesus overturning tables and driving the money changers outside the temple? Anger is a human emotion. When Paul quotes the psalmist…

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Read more about the article Q&A: How can parents encourage adult children who wander from the faith?

Q&A: How can parents encourage adult children who wander from the faith?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2023/04/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Some of my adult children have wandered from God’s path. Society has convinced them that everything they learned is false. What advice can you give to us grieving parents? Growing…

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Read more about the article Q&A: Does the doxology belong in the Lord’s Prayer?

Q&A: Does the doxology belong in the Lord’s Prayer?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2023/03/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

A Roman Catholic friend told me that the doxology does not belong in the Lord’s Prayer because it was added later. Is that true? “For the kingdom, the power, and…

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Read more about the article Q&A: Is God fair?

Q&A: Is God fair?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2023/02/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

How is it fair that as a faithful Christian I’m constantly struggling yet the unchurched people around me seem to live carefree lives? Let's start by looking at what fair…

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Read more about the article Q&A: When we pray, “Your kingdom come,” what are we praying for?

Q&A: When we pray, “Your kingdom come,” what are we praying for?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2023/01/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

When we pray, "Your kingdom come," what are we praying for?  The word kingdom is short for “king’s dominion.” What does Jesus have dominion over? Everything! However, when we pray,…

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Read more about the article Q&A: How can I better manage what God has given me this year so that I glorify him?

Q&A: How can I better manage what God has given me this year so that I glorify him?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2022/12/27
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My New Year’s resolution is to manage better what God has given me to glorify him with my life. Any suggestions? Everything you have is a gift from God. One…

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Read more about the article Q&A: What are ways to glorify God besides singing in church?

Q&A: What are ways to glorify God besides singing in church?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2022/11/27
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I told my coworker that my purpose in life is to glorify God. He said, “So does that mean just singing in church?” How do I answer him?  There are…

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Read more about the article Q&A: I have no special gifts, and I mess up all the time. Does God really need me?

Q&A: I have no special gifts, and I mess up all the time. Does God really need me?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2022/10/29
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I have no special gifts, and I mess up all the time. Does God really need me?  On the Last Day, Jesus will say to us, “Come, you who are…

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Read more about the article Q&A: How do I overcome the feeling that my life has no purpose and I don’t make a difference?

Q&A: How do I overcome the feeling that my life has no purpose and I don’t make a difference?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2022/09/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

How do I overcome the feeling that my life has no purpose and I don't make a difference?  Many wrestle with that important question in life: “What am I here…

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