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Read more about the article Q&A: If I struggle with trusting that my faith is real, is my faith fake?

Q&A: If I struggle with trusting that my faith is real, is my faith fake?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2024/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

I believe that the Bible is the inerrant Word of God and Jesus died for my sins, but I struggle with the trust that seems to come easily for others.…

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Read more about the article Strengthening ministry teams

Strengthening ministry teams

  • Post author:Don Sutton
  • Post published:2023/01/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

How can we strengthen our congregations’ ministry teams as we reach out with God’s gospel message to each other and our communities? God likes it when his people get along!…

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Read more about the article The Lord calls: Article 2

The Lord calls: Article 2

  • Post author:Earle D. Treptow
  • Post published:2022/05/25
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

The Lord guides his people to select public servants of the gospel. After 24 years of faithful service, Pastor Smithson decided to retire. The members of the congregation knew that…

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Read more about the article My Christian life: The unique path of embryo adoption

My Christian life: The unique path of embryo adoption

  • Post author:Christa Potratz
  • Post published:2022/05/25
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

A couple struggling with infertility embarks on a journey into embryo adoption. Leah Bongard will share with anyone the story of how her son, Isaac, entered the world. It is…

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Read more about the article Teen talk: Jump!

Teen talk: Jump!

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

Our heavenly Father is there to catch us whenever we are frightened. Johanna Leu Did you ever go on adventures when you were little? My brother and I always had…

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Read more about the article Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.

Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.

  • Post author:Jeffrey D. Enderle
  • Post published:2022/02/24
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

Trust might be one of the more serious casualties of the pandemic. The unreliability of humans Faith in other people is hard enough when we are together in person. Recent…

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Read more about the article Bible study: Above all things!

Bible study: Above all things!

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2021/12/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

The First Commandment states: “You shall have no other gods.” Martin Luther’s explanation says, “We should fear, love, and trust in God above all things.” This means that anything we…

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Read more about the article My Christian life: Teen faces difficult medical diagnosis

My Christian life: Teen faces difficult medical diagnosis

  • Post author:Alicia A. Neumann
  • Post published:2020/11/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

A startling medical diagnosis brings a family closer to God. Chronic pain. Constant exhaustion. Medications. Physical therapy. Surgery after surgery. This is the reality for 16-year-old Bailey Seal, member at…

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President’s message: A time for trust

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2020/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

When do you find it easiest to place your trust in God and to remember his promises? Wouldn’t you agree that it’s easiest to place your trust in God’s care…

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