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Devotion: Joyful repentance

Devotion: Joyful repentance

  • Post author:Peter Prange
  • Post published:2021/01/30
  • Post category:00spotlight-topslider/FIC Features/Forward in Christ

“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their…

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Parent conversations: How can I let the gospel shine as I parent?

Parent conversations: How can I let the gospel shine as I parent?

  • Post author:Clark Schultz and Jenni Schubring
  • Post published:2020/09/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ/Parent Conversations

In my opinion, this is the toughest part of being a Christian parent—letting the gospel shine in how I deal with my kids. It just seems to come naturally to…

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Please explain: How can I be a Christian when there are so many hypocrites in the church?

Please explain: How can I be a Christian when there are so many hypocrites in the church?

  • Post author:Caleb Bassett
  • Post published:2020/07/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Jesus described the kingdom of God like a field in which weeds grow together with the wheat. The suggestion to pull up the weeds would also mean to uproot the wheat. So…

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President’s message: A lesson to be learned

President’s message: A lesson to be learned

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2020/05/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

As I write this in April, our world is in the midst of what most would agree is an unprecedented crisis. The COVID-19 virus has had serious effects on almost…

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Please explain: Why can’t my sister have communion with us?

Please explain: Why can’t my sister have communion with us?

  • Post author:Gary Pufahl
  • Post published:2020/03/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Why can’t my sister have communion with us? Gary A. Pufahl How do I answer that question “Why can’t my sister have communion with us?” without knowing either the person…

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Lent means love

Lent means love

  • Post author:Mark Tiefel
  • Post published:2020/02/20
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Lenten Bible readings and hymns remind us of God’s love and our opportunity to reflect that love. Mark W. Tiefel Each year, as winter yields to spring and as February…

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