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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Yaz Rodriguez

Confessions of faith: Yaz Rodriguez

  • Post author:Yaz Rodriguez
  • Post published:2022/05/25
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A college student shares her journey to the cross. Spring 2019—The drive I held those pills in the palm of my hands, too many to count. When I couldn’t swallow…

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Read more about the article Upholding biblical values

Upholding biblical values

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2021/10/25
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Ours is a culture in which values seem to be constantly changing. Invariably, the change is in the wrong direction. The traditional values that have served as the common bond…

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Read more about the article The second Martin

The second Martin

  • Post author:Evan Chartrand
  • Post published:2021/09/23
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Martin Chemnitz has important lessons for us as we confess God’s truth in our world. “You Protestants have two Martins; if the second had not come, the first would not…

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Read more about the article Jesus is the key

Jesus is the key

  • Post author:Justin C. Cloute
  • Post published:2021/08/28
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The world might question God’s Word, but Jesus is the reason for our confidence in the Bible. Have you ever gone back to a familiar place, a place you have been…

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Read more about the article Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 6: Evolution and the thoughtful Christian

Faith and the thinking Christian: Part 6: Evolution and the thoughtful Christian

  • Post author:James F. Borgwardt
  • Post published:2021/05/26
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“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5). The last…

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Read more about the article Hands off the Bible!

Hands off the Bible!

  • Post author:James F. Pope
  • Post published:2021/05/26
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The Bible is God’s Word. He doesn’t want us to pick and choose what we believe.  There are few acts in the Bible more brazen than this one by Jehoiakim,…

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Read more about the article Share the gospel

Share the gospel

  • Post author:Collin Vanderhoof
  • Post published:2021/04/28
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Andrew invited his brother to hear Jesus for himself. Inviting others to come and see still works. My congregation was hosting a Friendship Sunday for the first time in years.…

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Read more about the article The Bible still matters: Part 4

The Bible still matters: Part 4

  • Post author:John Braun
  • Post published:2021/04/28
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The Bible’s message of God’s love for sinners frees us to love God and others. A quick internet search for the word love will bring up a lot of information:…

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Read more about the article God’s solid foundation

God’s solid foundation

  • Post author:Daniel N. Balge
  • Post published:2021/04/28
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The early church leaders built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets. When the apostle John died, the Christian church entered a new era. As news of John’s passing…

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