Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Roger Wood Last week I watched a film on the life of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh entitled At Eternity’s Gate. Van Gogh was one of the most influential figures in Western art history. His father was a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church, and Vincent once desired […]
Category: Challenge Central
A Beautiful Mess
Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Charlie Lyons I never cease to be amazed at how a comment from a three-year-old can bring immediate and resounding perspective to just about any situation. Can you recall when you’ve been completely taken aback by a toddler’s seemingly unintended depth and perception? Our three kiddos are either in […]
Your Role in the Body of Christ
Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Shannon Green As I write this devotional, we are entering August. Although there is still some summer left, the month of August causes me to start planning. September is that time for me in school or our church in ministries where we get things up and running again after […]
Bringing Our Honest Questions to God While Suffering
Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Rebecca Feere The title of this devotional most likely prompted a response in your mind. Perhaps you said – “Ugh, suffering, that is the last thing I want to read about it. Isn’t this world depressing enough?!” Or maybe you said – “Ooh, that is me, and I am not sure how […]
This World Is Not Our Home
Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Jessi Heikkinen God can use our physical ailments to remind us that this world is not our home. As I was preparing to write that statement, I received a text that another one of my family members was experiencing a health emergency and had been rushed to the hospital. […]