CONTENTS Confessions of faith: Matt and Danielle Cosgrave The importance of followers Parent conversations: What do your prayers for your children include? Heaven’s morning breaks JUNE ISSUE Confessions of faith: Matt and Danielle Cosgrave After becoming members of a church, a couple finds renewed joy in the opportunity to support a… FIC The importance of followers Strong leaders need strong followers, working together to advance God’s kingdom. What characteristics does an individual need… FIC My Christian life: Making music as a family A husband and wife sing praises to God at hundreds of churches and schools. What do you… FIC Q&A: Is anger sinful? If anger is a sin, how do we explain Jesus overturning tables and driving the money changers… FIC I will do what I can I didn’t really expect to see Francis “Fran” Gavin and his wife, Joan, show up for the… FIC Big challenge, bigger blessings The 2021 synod convention was presented with an ambitious proposal. The Board for Home Missions asked the… FIC Everything’s going according to plan We often need to throw out our plans and trust in God’s design for the future. It’s… FIC Parent conversations: What do your prayers for your children include? Before our children are even born, we begin praying for them. This month, see how three Christian… FIC Please explain: What good can possibly come from the persecution of Christians? What good can possibly come from the persecution of Christians? “Christian church burnt down and its pastor… FIC A memorable Trinity Sunday sermon My first year as a pastor was coming to an end, and I was working on a… FIC Psalm 103: When you count your blessings Ever wonder what life would be like without the Lord? If sins kept piling up on our… FIC Heaven’s morning breaks Guided by Scripture, a husband and his dying wife discuss what they think it will be like… FIC Pray that I . . . An Apache minister asks for prayers as he fights against the traditional religion of his people and… FIC The need for a bold confession “Everyone who confesses me before others, I will also confess before my Father who is in heaven…. FIC Table of contents for previous issues 2023: May | April | March | February | January 2022: December | November | October | September | August | July | June | May | April | March | February | January | 2021: December | November | October
I will do what I can
I didn’t really expect to see Francis “Fran” Gavin and his wife, Joan, show up for the…