CONTENTS August 2022

My Christian life: Faith provides firm foundation after cancer diagnosis

Faith

The future is now

Parent conversations: What life skills will help young people as they transition to adulthood?

AUGUST ISSUE

The future is now

Young people show that they can make a big difference—right now—as they live out their faith in…

Nicole Balza

The Lord calls: Article 4

A congregation needs to prepare to meet its new called worker. “You never get a second chance…

FIC

My Christian life: Faith provides firm foundation after cancer diagnosis

Faith in God’s love and grace gives a man strength after a surprise diagnosis. Randy Wiessinger has witnessed…

FIC

Different, not done

A pastor’s retirement means his life of service will be different, but it won’t be done. I…

FIC

Q&A: How can my mother and I forgive my father for being unfaithful and causing my parents to divorce?

My parents got divorced because my father was unfaithful to my mother. How can my mother—and I—truly forgive…

FIC

Faith

“Faith is being sure about what we hope for, being convinced about things we do not see”…

FIC

Please explain: If I worry, am I doubting God?

If I worry, am I doubting God? Are you doubting God if you worry? Possibly not. But…

FIC

Confessions of faith: Travis and Frankie

God’s grace and forgiveness shatter past hurts and provide healing to a couple looking for hope. This…

FIC

Love one another

It should be easy to write about love. But perhaps it’s easier these days to write about…

FIC

You are good to go

In the middle of airport security, I suddenly felt insecure. I couldn’t find it. It was just…

FIC

Update on WELS’ effort in Vietnam

The COVID pandemic that began in 2020 affected the ministry and worship in all our WELS congregations….

FIC

What does this mean for me? Article 2

Does my body even matter? What does it mean to be human? This may seem like an…

FIC

Too many words

“The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals…

FIC

Parent conversations: What life skills will help young people as they transition to adulthood?

If you’re expecting a column on the importance of teaching kids key life skills like how to…

FIC

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