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Read more about the article A delightful trouble

A delightful trouble

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  • Post published:2023/07/21
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

A man sharing online the peace he has in Jesus creates a problem—the need to coordinate multiple baptisms around the world. David didn’t mean to cause trouble. When he started…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Lynne Eby

Confessions of faith: Lynne Eby

  • Post author:Gabriella Blauert
  • Post published:2023/02/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

An atheist who hated Christians discovers the truth of God’s Word. Lynne Eby shares a lot of similarities with the apostle Paul. Lynne spent the first 35 years of her…

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Book nook: Deep as the Sea: Letters to Survivors of Trauma

  • Post author:Josh Renner
  • Post published:2022/10/03
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

As a survivor of a debilitating near-death experience in my late teens as well as a survivor of childhood violent trauma—and also as someone who still deals with the after-effects…

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Read more about the article Parent conversations: How do we teach our kids to value all people?

Parent conversations: How do we teach our kids to value all people?

  • Post author:Brenda Wagenknecht, Timothy Bourman, Nicole Balza
  • Post published:2022/01/31
  • Post category:Parent Conversations/FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

We can’t all raise our children in New York City like Tim and Amanda Bourman or serve as foster parents for a diverse group of children like Brenda and Steven…

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Read more about the article WELS podcasts: The Notable Podcast

WELS podcasts: The Notable Podcast

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2021/12/23
  • Post category:Podcast/Forward in Christ/FIC News/FIC Series

Podcast: The Notable Podcast Hosts: Jonathan Bourman, Timothy Bourman Description: “Imagine you picked up the most important book in the world, a book with words that could transform hearts. Now,…

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Read more about the article Please explain: How do we know that Jesus rose from the dead?

Please explain: How do we know that Jesus rose from the dead?

  • Post author:Timothy Bourman
  • Post published:2021/03/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

For many centuries, culture approached knowing truth through reason. The idea was that if we could just sit with each other and reason together, we would without a doubt come…

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Read more about the article Four brothers, one mission

Four brothers, one mission

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2020/07/27
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

“Every time I hang out with one of my brothers, I gain nuggets of wisdom that stick with me,” says Paul Bourman, who graduated from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Mequon, Wis.,…

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Read more about the article Parent conversations: What should we teach our children about the Reformation?

Parent conversations: What should we teach our children about the Reformation?

  • Post author:Timothy Bourman, Stephen Geiger, Nicole Balza
  • Post published:2017/10/09
  • Post category:Parent Conversations/FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

There are times when things are so engrained in our life that we take them for granted and struggle to even explain them. I think being a Lutheran can be…

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Read more about the article Moments with missionaries: Timothy Bourman

Moments with missionaries: Timothy Bourman

  • Post author:Timothy Bourman
  • Post published:2016/09/11
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

"Never forget.” That is the slogan that you can find scrawled all over our city. Usually the names of those lost in the 9/11 attacks are written right next to…

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