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Read more about the article Please explain: Am I really a saint?

Please explain: Am I really a saint?

  • Post author:Evan Chartrand
  • Post published:2023/10/29
  • Post category:FIC Series/Forward in Christ/FIC Features

Am I really a saint? It's that time of year again: The leaves are changing, pumpkin spice is in everything, and the church year is drawing to a close. As…

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Read more about the article Please explain: What is the Holy Spirit’s role in the life of a Christian?

Please explain: What is the Holy Spirit’s role in the life of a Christian?

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

What is the Holy Spirit's role in the life of a Christian? When Lutheran students learn about the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of a Christian, they…

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Parent conversations: What is vocation? How does it apply to parenting?

  • Post author:Michael J. Berg, Nicole Balza
  • Post published:2021/05/26
  • Post category:FIC Series/Forward in Christ/FIC Features/Parent Conversations

As a parent, it’s easy to get mired down in the day-to-day routines and the mundane details and forget that what we are doing is an important honor. One of…

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Read more about the article Please explain: Why are only Christians’ works good, but the same works by others are not?

Please explain: Why are only Christians’ works good, but the same works by others are not?

  • Post author:Steven Pagels
  • Post published:2021/04/28
  • Post category:FIC Series/Forward in Christ/FIC Features

I wonder if Cain was the first person to ever ask this question. He and his brother worked hard to support themselves. Abel was a shepherd. Cain was a farmer.…

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Read more about the article Resolutions of faith

Resolutions of faith

  • Post author:Joel Seifert
  • Post published:2019/12/07
  • Post category:FIC Series/Forward in Christ/FIC Features

“For this very reason, after applying every effort, add moral excellence to your faith. To moral excellence, add knowledge. To knowledge, add self-control. To self-control, add patient endurance. To patient…

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