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It's hard to talk about sin. We all know that we are guilty, but that doesn't mean we want to talk about our specific sins or even about sin in general. If anything, it's easier to talk about others and how far they have fallen so we don't have to think about our own transgressions.

But the start of the Lenten season is a good time to think about our own sinfulness and what God has done about it.

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It's a new year—a great time to try different things and discover new opportunities.

We at Forward in Christ are starting some things ourselves—including two new series. One will discuss sacramental living, with the first article concentrating on the saving power of Baptism. The other is exploring who Jesus is—both true God and true man.

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Do you ever have one of <p><img style="float: left; border: 0; margin: 10px;" src="http://www.wels.net/sites/wels/files/images/December2011FICcover.jpg" alt="" width="145" height="215">Do you ever have one of <em>those</em> days? You know, the kind where you just don't want to get out of bed in the morning and face the trials and temptations that you know your day will bring. I know I have.</p>

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While we are thankful to God all year long for all that he has given us, Thanksgiving offers us an added opportunity to reflect on our blessings:

• Thank you, God, for your promise to be with us in times of trial here on this earth and for your promise to take us home to heaven to be with you forever. Your promises give us much about which to sing, no matter what our circumstances.

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God's Word is our great heritage. Those words of a hymn that is often sung around Reformation time really show me God's grace in giving us the true Word. Several articles this month focus on that grace and that Word.

Our cover story highlights the importance of the Bible to several different "reformations," including our own through study of the Book.

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