Forward in Christ Magazine
| | » | When everything seems lost
 Then the disciples went back to where they were staying. Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. They asked her, “Woman, why Continued.
| | » | Majoring on the minors – Part 6
 Micah: A King who’s a small-town kid Thomas D. Kock I want him to understand me! I want him to relate to me! Is that the goal of the reporter’s question? People who find it hard to relate During presidential campaigns, reporters sometimes ask the candidates if they know the price of milk or bread. Continued.
| | » | Light for our path: Paying taxes
 In Matthew 22:17-21, Jesus instructs us to pay the taxes due the government. When we are informed that our government is using tax dollars for the support of wicked and sinful enterprises such as Planned Parenthood (abortion), how are we to look at paying taxes? James F. Pope Christians are rightly troubled when they recognize Continued.
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WELS Together Newsletter:
| | » | Two significant anniversaries
 This past June, the Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS), our sister synod here in the United States, observed the centennial of its organization during its annual synod convention held on the campus of Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, Minn. The ELS was first organized in 1853 as the Norwegian Synod and has been in fellowship with Continued.
| | » | New outreach film set to be released
 The new WELS outreach film To the Ends of the Earth will be released Sept. 1. The film tells the story of the apostle Paul and his work in Philippi. Its title is taken directly from Jesus’ command to his disciples at his Ascension: “You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea Continued.
| | » | A helping hand home and abroad
 The administrative committee for WELS Christian Aid and Relief approved $317,403 for humanitarian aid work in fiscal year 2018-19. These are projects developed by WELS home and world missionaries to reflect Christ’s love to the people of their community and open doors to share the gospel. Projects range from providing school supplies, outfitting medical supplies, Continued.
| | » | New investment option for endowment funds
 Beginning in August, WELS Investment Funds (WIF) will be offering a new investment option designed specifically to meet the objectives of endowments. The new portfolio, WELS Endowment Fund, will comprise 75 percent equity and 25 percent fixed income. In addition to this new option, WELS Investment Funds will continue to offer the WELS Balanced Fund, Continued.
| | » | Update on an amazing opportunity in Vietnam
The Hmong Fellowship Church (HFC), a Christian church body in Vietnam that had been without trained pastors for 50 years, has become an unexpected and amazing opportunity for the spread of the gospel. In 2013, leaders of the HFC heard a grace-filled sermon from WELS Pastor Bounkeo Lor over the Internet. They were intrigued and Continued.
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