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Read more about the article I repent in dust and ashes

I repent in dust and ashes

  • Post author:Paul Janke
  • Post published:2023/01/30
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Lent is a season for acknowledging with sorrow that our sins caused the Son of God to suffer and die. Job was terrified. He had come to realize the error…

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Read more about the article We have love

We have love

  • Post author:John Braun
  • Post published:2022/11/26
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

“Now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love” (1 Corinthians 13:13). Love is the greatest of our many blessings. But how? We might…

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Read more about the article Q&A: Can you explain Jesus’ words to the wailing women he met on his way to be crucified?

Q&A: Can you explain Jesus’ words to the wailing women he met on his way to be crucified?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2022/02/24
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Jesus had just handed the crossbeam to Simon of Cyrene who would carry it the rest of the way to the site of crucifixion. Noticing the women who were wailing…

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Read more about the article Lenten repentance,  Lenten appreciation

Lenten repentance, Lenten appreciation

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2022/02/24
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Taking things for granted happens all too easily. The worst part about taking things for granted is that we fail to appreciate and remember the routine and ordinary blessings that…

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Read more about the article What it means to be truly Lutheran: Living a life of repentance

What it means to be truly Lutheran: Living a life of repentance

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

When Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses, he was seeking a debate on the issue of indulgences, especially as they related to the repentance of the Christian. He emphasized this…

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Read more about the article Devotion: Joyful repentance

Devotion: Joyful repentance

  • Post author:Peter Prange
  • Post published:2021/01/30
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“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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Read more about the article 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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Read more about the article 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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Read more about the article 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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