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Read more about the article Fall in love with God’s Word

Fall in love with God’s Word

  • Post author:Nathan Nass
  • Post published:2022/09/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

As Lutherans we value Scripture, but how much time do we really spend reading it? The phone rang in my office. The voice said, “I’m looking for a Lutheran church.”…

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Read more about the article For matchless grace

For matchless grace

  • Post author:Paul E. Zell
  • Post published:2022/09/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Nothing else we experience can compare to the grace of God the Father. Hey, Dad. You know that convenience store that makes those incredible milkshakes? The other evening my car’s…

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Read more about the article Please explain: Why is Holy Communion so important to confessional Lutherans?

Please explain: Why is Holy Communion so important to confessional Lutherans?

  • Post author:Joel Otto
  • Post published:2022/09/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Why is Holy Communion so important to confessional Lutherans? Since the Reformation, no teaching has caused more division than the teaching of the Lord’s Supper. Today, it continues to separate…

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Read more about the article Q&A: Is Christianity the only religion that gives the certainty of heaven?

Q&A: Is Christianity the only religion that gives the certainty of heaven?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2022/05/25
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Is Christianity the only religion that gives the certainty of heaven? I want to understand so I can better share the gospel with others. The parable of the blind men…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Jack and Cathie Dearing

Confessions of faith: Jack and Cathie Dearing

  • Post author:Rachel Hartman
  • Post published:2022/03/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

After retiring, a couple discovers a church where Martin Luther’s reformed teachings preside and Jesus’ free and all-encompassing grace is preached. During their working years, Jack and Cathie Dearing moved…

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Read more about the article WELS news briefs: April 2022

WELS news briefs: April 2022

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/03/28
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

Evangelism Ten Everyone Outreach workshops were held in fall 2021. Twenty-five more are planned during the first five months of 2022. WELS Commission on Evangelism designed the Everyone Outreach program…

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Read more about the article A heart captured by the gospel: Article 2

A heart captured by the gospel: Article 2

  • Post author:Earle D. Treptow
  • Post published:2021/11/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

When we know God has declared us righteous because of Jesus, we are consumed by a desire to share that truth. On April 17, 1521, Martin Luther stood before the…

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Read more about the article A heart captured by the gospel: Article 1

A heart captured by the gospel: Article 1

  • Post author:Earle D. Treptow
  • Post published:2021/10/26
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Luther stood confident not in his intellect or courage but in the righteousness of Christ. Five hundred years ago, on April 18, 1521, Martin Luther took a stand. At the emperor’s…

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Read more about the article What it means to be truly Lutheran: Public ministers of the gospel are called to serve

What it means to be truly Lutheran: Public ministers of the gospel are called to serve

  • Post author:Joel Otto
  • Post published:2021/10/13
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Priests in the Middle Ages had two primary tasks: Correctly perform the sacraments of the church to earn God’s grace on behalf of the people and listen to confession. The…

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