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Read more about the article Earth-shattering days

Earth-shattering days

  • Post author:James F. Pope
  • Post published:2025/03/29
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It was an unnerving experience for the inhabitants of Jerusalem on that late Friday afternoon in spring. “The earth shook, the rocks split” (Matthew 27:51). This was no ordinary earthquake.…

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Read more about the article The heavenly gardener

The heavenly gardener

  • Post author:James F. Pope
  • Post published:2024/03/29
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Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colo. Sunken Gardens, St. Petersburg, Fla. Queen Mary’s Gardens, London, England. Villa d’Este Gardens, Tivoli, Italy. These are some of the gardens my wife…

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Read more about the article Please explain: Why is the physical resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead so important?

Please explain: Why is the physical resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead so important?

  • Post author:Isaac Cherney
  • Post published:2024/03/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

Why is the physical resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead so important? Have you ever played the game in which you had to look at a group of items…

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Read more about the article It happened in a garden: Joseph of Arimathea’s garden

It happened in a garden: Joseph of Arimathea’s garden

  • Post author:Jason Strong
  • Post published:2024/03/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Jesus’ appearance to Mary Magdalene in the garden provides hope by showing that the beauty in death for all believers is knowing that death is not the end. “That's not…

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Read more about the article The death of death

The death of death

  • Post author:Jeremiah J. Gumm
  • Post published:2024/01/29
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“On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations; he will swallow up death forever” (Isaiah 25:7,8). Are you longing for…

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Read more about the article Known for a higher hope

Known for a higher hope

  • Post author:Jeffrey D. Enderle
  • Post published:2023/09/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

“Hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us” (Romans 5:5). At…

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Read more about the article “My life”: Part 2

“My life”: Part 2

  • Post author:Joel Petermann
  • Post published:2023/03/31
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Jesus’ purpose in laying down his life was so that after three days he could take it up victoriously. It was my first experience with death. I’ll never forget standing…

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Read more about the article With clear eyes

With clear eyes

  • Post author:Katherine Martin
  • Post published:2022/03/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

The account of Jesus’ appearance to Mary Magdalene sharpens our focus on exactly who Jesus is. In the morning, nearsighted people fumble on the bedside table for their glasses. They…

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Read more about the article Hope on our journey

Hope on our journey

  • Post author:Aaron Goetzinger
  • Post published:2022/03/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

We sometimes are slow to believe the Scriptures, where we find rock-solid truth. While a group of Jesus’ disciples stayed in Jerusalem, two were headed home, or at the very…

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