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Read more about the article You’ve got a friend

You’ve got a friend

  • Post author:Snowden Gene Sims
  • Post published:2022/04/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Our friend Jesus will always answer when we call. This month, young people across the nation will graduate. They may be moving beyond the comfortable surroundings of their local high…

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Read more about the article A quiet place

A quiet place

  • Post author:Snowden Gene Sims
  • Post published:2021/12/21
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

When life is filled with noises everywhere, we need to find peace in our quiet place. I am sure you can relate to the inner and external pressures of the…

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Read more about the article A daily walk with our Shepherd

A daily walk with our Shepherd

  • Post author:Snowden Gene Sims
  • Post published:2021/09/23
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Parents enjoy tucking their children into bed when they are little. Children love to be tucked in—most of the time. A bedtime routine comes with the tucking in. When my…

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Read more about the article A hymn for all ages

A hymn for all ages

  • Post author:Snowden Gene Sims
  • Post published:2021/06/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

It is not too often that a third-grade boy is impressed by a hymn as long and deep as “Behold a Host, Arrayed in White” (Christian Worship 550). My Lutheran…

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Read more about the article Amen, Amen

Amen, Amen

  • Post author:Snowden Gene Sims
  • Post published:2021/03/27
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Some psalms, hymns, or spiritual songs make a lasting impression on you at a certain time in your life. Different events or situations in life can leave you hanging onto…

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Read more about the article One person at a time

One person at a time

  • Post author:Snowden Gene Sims
  • Post published:2020/12/28
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When all the social and relationship issues of our nation came to a head in the summer of 2020, citizens in our nation and members of our synod had mixed…

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Read more about the article Wedded widows and widowers

Wedded widows and widowers

  • Post author:Snowden Gene Sims
  • Post published:2020/10/28
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After God created Eve, he presented her to Adam. “The man said, ‘This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called “woman,” for…

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Read more about the article Friends are friends forever

Friends are friends forever

  • Post author:Snowden Gene Sims
  • Post published:2020/07/28
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This article’s title comes from a Michael W. Smith song from the late 1980s. The lyrics say, “Friends are friends forever if the Lord’s the lord of them.” Smith’s point…

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Read more about the article Parenting parents

Parenting parents

  • Post author:Snowden Gene Sims
  • Post published:2020/04/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Families celebrate graduations throughout the nation this month. Young men and women are moving to another level of education or vocation. As parents, we can get teary-eyed realizing that our…

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