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Read more about the article District news: April 2023

District news: April 2023

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2023/03/30
  • Post category:Arizona-California/District News/FIC News/Forward in Christ/Nebraska/Northern Wisconsin/South Central/Western Wisconsin

WESTERN WISCONSIN On Feb. 25, more than 100 women gathered at St. Matthew’s, Oconomowoc, Wis., for the congregation’s third annual women’s retreat. The retreat theme was “Chosen.” HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! NORTHERN…

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Read more about the article Growing closer to Jesus and one another

Growing closer to Jesus and one another

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2023/03/29
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

“Closer to Jesus, closer together.” That’s the tagline for Awake and Alive ministries, a young adult ministry conducted via online Bible studies and in-person events for people between the ages…

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Read more about the article A second family

A second family

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/09/30
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

When Light of the Valleys, Reno, Nev., discovered it was going to have a vicar for the first time in 2021, it decided to embark on a new ministry opportunity—a…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Delaney Leffel

Confessions of faith: Delaney Leffel

  • Post author:Gabriella Blauert
  • Post published:2020/01/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Music becomes an invitation to learn of Jesus. Gabriella Blauert Our parents are often our first role models. They are the ones we look up to for guidance and moral…

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Read more about the article Going home

Going home

  • Post author:Samantha J. Huebner
  • Post published:2019/11/01
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

We long for the comfort and peace that a home provides. Samantha J. Huebner Doesn’t it feel like you just started college a week ago? You moved into a new…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Kang family

Confessions of faith: Kang family

  • Post author:Mark Eckert
  • Post published:2019/09/01
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

The Holy Spirit worked saving faith in a Korean family who claimed, “We are not Christians.” Mark A. Eckert Youngil (Alan) Kang and his wife Sukjeong (Ann) Kim were a…

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Read more about the article Lavished love for loneliness

Lavished love for loneliness

  • Post author:Jonathan P. Bilitz
  • Post published:2019/09/01
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

The absence of familiar things often means feeling alone, but God’s love in Jesus remains sure and certain. Jonathan P. Bilitz Would it surprise you to learn that the fastest…

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Read more about the article The Lord, our shield

The Lord, our shield

  • Post author:Glenn L. Schwanke
  • Post published:2019/09/01
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Glenn L. Schwanke August 15–17, 1969. Woodstock. Over a half million people flocked to Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm in upstate New York. There they rocked to Joan Baez; the…

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