The Weekly Word: His plan in your pain

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By Robert Williams, Lead Pastor at The Bridge Church What’s your biggest regret? When was your toughest season of life? Maybe you’re in one righ...

The Weekly Word: Needed – Mercy and truth

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By Pastor Paul & Dixie Phillips, Gospel Lighthouse Church, Floyd Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each ot...

The Weekly Word: What you believe in matters

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By Tim Purcell, Assistant to the Superintendent of the Northwest District of the Wesleyan Church I love the movie “Secondhand Lions.” It’s an...

The Weekly Word: The beauty in diversity

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By Pastor Matt Howlett, First Baptist Church, Charles City Last summer my teenage son and I went to a Willie Nelson concert down in Cedar Rapids. Th...

THE WEEKLY WORD: Beautiful Star of Bethlehem

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By Pastor Paul & Dixie Phillips, Gospel Lighthouse Church, Floyd After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi ...

THE WEEKLY WORD: Jesus’ family tree

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By Tim Purcell, Assistant to the Superintendent, Northwest District of the Wesleyan Church With the warm temperatures and absence of snow, it’s ...

THE WEEKLY WORD: Twisted Christmas

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By Matt Howlett, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Charles City Despite the blessing of very little snowfall this season, Christmas season has officia...

THE WEEKLY WORD: Disciplined to do good

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By Robert Williams, Lead Pastor, The Bridge Church, Charles City I once heard a pastor say that “Discipline is choosing what I want later over wha...

THE WEEKLY WORD: Eucharist unites us

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By Fr. Tom Heathershaw, Pastor, Immaculate Conception Parish, Charles City; St. Michael, Nashua I recently got back from vacation where I took a tri...

THE WEEKLY WORD: Do you believe this?

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By Isaac Johnson, Pastor, New Hope Lutheran Church, Charles City It was Wednesday this week. I got up early and did the usual morning routine with th...