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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Alicia Heintz

Confessions of faith: Alicia Heintz

  • Post author:Amanda Klemp
  • Post published:2022/09/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

A woman seeks God in all the wrong places before finding him in the Word. Alicia Heintz, 58, wanted to find God. She looked everywhere, turning over every stone on…

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Read more about the article Teen talk: From falling to soaring

Teen talk: From falling to soaring

  • Post author:Elizabeth Hahm
  • Post published:2022/05/20
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Getting closer to her heavenly Father helps a teen through hard times. Elizabeth Hahm Is your life messed up? Mine is. I don’t have a real reason to be stressed.…

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Read more about the article Parent conversations: How can we help today’s overwhelmed teens?

Parent conversations: How can we help today’s overwhelmed teens?

  • Post author:Dan Nommensen
  • Post published:2021/11/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ/Parent Conversations

Being a teen has always involved struggle and angst. The difference today is that a teen’s struggles can be broadcast immediately to an entire world of virtual “friends.” Plus, social…

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Read more about the article Overwhelmed but not overcome

Overwhelmed but not overcome

  • Post author:Daniel Habben
  • Post published:2021/08/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

“Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: ‘I will sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted. Both horse and driver he has hurled into…

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Scripture comfort in adversity

  • Post author:Sheryl Cowling
  • Post published:2020/03/23
  • Post category:Forward in Christ

God is sovereign even in adversity. God is still in control. "In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world" (John 16:33). "God is…

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Parenting tips to help kids cope

  • Post author:Sheryl Cowling
  • Post published:2020/03/23
  • Post category:Forward in Christ

Kids often have many questions and concerns following a tragedy, community violence, or other stressful situation. Here are some parenting tips: Given that every child is a unique creation of God,…

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Read more about the article Parent conversations: Dealing with stress

Parent conversations: Dealing with stress

  • Post author:Sarah Reik and Dan Nommensen
  • Post published:2019/12/07
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ/Parent Conversations

From day-to-day stressors like homework and whom to sit next to at lunch to larger stressors like changing schools or facing a family medical issue, our children are not immune…

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