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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
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

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 Parent conversations: How do we help our kids move on from mistakes?

Parent conversations: How do we help our kids move on from mistakes?

  • Post author:Ann Ponath and Rob Guenther
  • Post published:2022/11/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ/Parent Conversations

We all know what it’s like to beat ourselves up after we make a mistake. We’ve also probably contributed to our kids doing the same thing. Rather than perpetuating that…

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Read more about the article Please explain: What does it mean to give up everything to follow Jesus?

Please explain: What does it mean to give up everything to follow Jesus?

  • Post author:David Starr
  • Post published:2022/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

What does it mean to give up everything to follow Jesus? Imagine living on top of a 50-foot pillar on a platform only about 10 square feet. This is where…

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Read more about the article Our task is not over

Our task is not over

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2022/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Last June, the United States Supreme Court struck down the infamous 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that decreed that abortion is a right guaranteed by the United States Constitution. The…

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Read more about the article Please explain: If I worry, am I doubting God?

Please explain: If I worry, am I doubting God?

  • Post author:Aaron Bublitz
  • Post published:2022/07/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

If I worry, am I doubting God? Are you doubting God if you worry? Possibly not. But also, maybe, yes. So it’s a good question to ask and a wise…

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Read more about the article What does this mean for me? Article 2

What does this mean for me? Article 2

  • Post author:Greg Lyon
  • Post published:2022/07/26
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Does my body even matter? What does it mean to be human? This may seem like an odd question to those who have no questions about it, but the question…

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Read more about the article Sound the alarm

Sound the alarm

  • Post author:Nathan Nass
  • Post published:2022/06/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

My wife and I were sitting in our living room, enjoying the quiet of having all our kids in bed. Just as the peace began to settle on our house,…

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Read more about the article Q&A: If people go to hell, isn’t it their fault because God gave them free will and they rejected him? 

Q&A: If people go to hell, isn’t it their fault because God gave them free will and they rejected him? 

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2022/04/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

If people go to hell, isn’t it their fault because God gave them free will and they rejected him?  Free will a misnomer The use of free will is a…

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Read more about the article My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

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

The trial had finally ended. As I prepared to leave the parking garage after the sentencing, one of the jurors stopped me. “Were you with the man who was on…

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