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Read more about the article Jesus fills us up

Jesus fills us up

  • Post author:Jeremy Cares
  • Post published:2021/10/26
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

The only way to make empty hearts full is to fill them with Jesus. Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that…

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Read more about the article A thought: Come, Lord Jesus!

A thought: Come, Lord Jesus!

  • Post author:John Braun
  • Post published:2021/10/25
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

The last few words of the Bible include the words, “Come, Lord Jesus.” Perhaps the woes and distress we note in our world today encourage us to pray for the…

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Read more about the article Now thank we all our God!

Now thank we all our God!

  • Post author:Glenn L. Schwanke
  • Post published:2021/10/25
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

In 1617 Martin Rinkart, a Lutheran pastor, returned to his hometown of Eilenburg, Saxony, to serve as archdeacon—just as the Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648) was about to begin. Since Eilenburg…

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Read more about the article President’s message: Thankful—even now?

President’s message: Thankful—even now?

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2020/10/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

The apostle Paul was under arrest in Rome for the second time. His first arrest had ended in his acquittal and release from prison. The second time would end differently.…

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Read more about the article Give thanks to the LORD

Give thanks to the LORD

  • Post author:Aaron Robinson
  • Post published:2020/10/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

We are children of God filled with gratitude for many blessings. Psalm 136 starts simply enough, “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good.” The second part of the…

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Read more about the article The book of James: Active in giving thanks

The book of James: Active in giving thanks

  • Post author:Richard E. Lauersdorf
  • Post published:2020/10/22
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

People need a day of thanksgiving. Like children, clutching new presents, they need the reminder, “Say thank you.” Christians can forget their words of thanks too. Their backs can become…

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Read more about the article Putting the thanks back in Thanksgiving

Putting the thanks back in Thanksgiving

  • Post author:Alicia A. Neumann
  • Post published:2019/11/01
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

How a classic kids movie helped me adjust my holiday attitude. Alicia A. Neumann “What have I got to be thankful for?” That’s the quote that stuck in my head…

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Read more about the article Reaching your dreams is overrated

Reaching your dreams is overrated

  • Post author:Jared Oldenburg
  • Post published:2016/11/23
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Give thanks for your awesome blessings, but don't forget about the ordinary ones. I am pretty ordinary. But that doesn’t mean I wanted to be. As a kid I dreamed…

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