Challenge Central: a CBC devotional by: Pastor Lars Janssen Take a moment and list the first five names that come to mind when you think of a leader. Now consider how many of those names were politicians, heads of organizations, or authoritative figures. Every name on my list fell into one of those categories. Now […]
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Having Purpose In Life
Challenge Central: a CBC devotional by: Pastor Alan Rietberg I really enjoy reading books about history and real-life stories. I just finished reading a book called, “The Vanished: The Evaporated People of Japan”. Japan has a population of 125 million people who live in an area slightly smaller than Newfoundland & Labrador, and this book […]
Don’t Skim Through the Genealogies
Challenge Central: a CBC devotional by: Barb Rogelstad For the past 35 years, I have been a serious genealogy enthusiast. Hours have been spent journeying through websites, thumbing through dusty stacks of books in libraries, examining land registries and maps, and travelling to archives to seek information that will lead me to my roots. Details […]
Christmas is an Opportunity
Challenge Central: a CBC devotional by: Pastor Alan Rietberg In New York’s Hayden Planetarium a special Christmas holiday show was enhanced by an added feature. A giant lollipop tree was projected onto the planetarium dome, surrounded by a horizon filled with brilliantly coloured toys which came to life and danced to the tune of “Jingle […]
The Power of Prayer
Challenge Central: a CBC devotional by: Anonymous Sometimes in my lack of faith, I wonder if God is listening to my prayers. There are seemingly unselfish things that I have prayed for many decades like the salvation of family and friends or the relief of chronic pain for others that have not gone the way […]