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Read more about the article Bible study: Baptismal blessings

Bible study: Baptismal blessings

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2022/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Baptism connects us to our Father in heaven and makes us part of his family. The church has described Baptism as “an individual application of the Word” and the “visible…

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Read more about the article The liturgy: Patterns of praise

The liturgy: Patterns of praise

  • Post author:Jonathan Micheel
  • Post published:2021/05/26
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Our patterns of worship praise our gracious Lord and build up one another for life’s journey. It’s Sunday morning. What are we going to do? Most of us will say,…

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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
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

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 The kingdom of heaven: God in action

The kingdom of heaven: God in action

  • Post author:Evan Chartrand
  • Post published:2020/09/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Three parables teach us what God is like and how he treats us. If you had one week to live, what would you discuss with your loved ones? Would you…

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Read more about the article Please explain: Why should I be a Christian when I have to suffer?

Please explain: Why should I be a Christian when I have to suffer?

  • Post author:Bruce McKenney
  • Post published:2020/06/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

She was lying in the hospital bed awaiting the test results. She was facing surgery and a long recuperation. As I stood by her bedside, she asked, “Why is God…

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Read more about the article Please explain: How do I know whom to believe now that Jesus is gone?

Please explain: How do I know whom to believe now that Jesus is gone?

  • Post author:Luke Thompson
  • Post published:2020/05/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Have you ever found yourself on your own: leaving home to launch your adult life, traveling in a foreign country, or losing a spouse or parent? What did it feel…

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Read more about the article Power in the ordinary

Power in the ordinary

  • Post author:Aaron Goetzinger
  • Post published:2020/04/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

By the ordinary means of the Word and sacraments, the Holy Spirit has made us believers and children of God. If only we had been there. If only we could…

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