18 September 2020
Weekly Word: Be refined in the fire

Weekly Word: Be refined in the fire


By Robert Williams, Lead Pastor, The Bridge Church, Charles City Have you ever watched the show “Gold Rush?” It’s a show on the Discovery Chan...
11 September 2020

The Weekly Word: Be kind to everyone


By the Rev. Daniel Larson, Cross Lutheran Church, Charles City The two boys often embarrassed their mother with the way they acted in public. The bro...
04 September 2020
The Weekly Word: The Gospel

The Weekly Word: The Gospel


By Pastor Paul and Dixie Phillips, Gospel Lighthouse Church, Floyd Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into...
 
31 August 2020
St. John holds drive-thru communion service

St. John holds drive-thru communion service


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Holy Communion can be just as sacred in a parking lot as it is inside the sanctuary. Pastor Russ Leepe...
28 August 2020
The Weekly Word: The great commandment

The Weekly Word: The great commandment


By Mike Ott Jr., Elder at Bethany Alliance Church. After my pastor, Coulter Page, asked me to fill in for him on this week’s column, I sat down to ...
14 August 2020

The Weekly Word – Train up a child


By Matt Howlett, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Charles City Soon our children will be returning to school, after the longest spring break in recorded...
 
31 July 2020

The Weekly Word: God’s love is guaranteed


By the Rev. Daniel Larson, Pastor, Cross Lutheran Church Disappointment will come to each of us sooner or later. It comes when the car breaks down or...
24 July 2020

The Weekly Word: A holy invitation


By Pastor Paul and Dixie Phillips, Gospel Lighthouse Church On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and ...
19 June 2020

The Weekly Word: Jesus calms our fears


By Rev. Daniel Larson, Pastor, Cross Lutheran Church Simon Peter and his friends were fishermen when they first knew Jesus. After a long night of cat...
 
29 May 2020
The Weekly Word: The fear that conquers fear

The Weekly Word: The fear that conquers fear


By Tim Purcell, Superintendent of the Iowa/Minnesota District of the Wesleyan Church Fear is something that we all have to face on a regular basis, b...