• Manna (Grace) For Today   
    By: Rebecca Feere   If you grew up in church, as I did, you’re familiar with the story of God providing manna to sustain the people of Israel during their forty years of wandering in the wilderness. Perhaps, if you are of my generation, you can picture the flannel-graph board — the origin of media… Read more: Manna (Grace) For Today   
  • Dinner With Spies
    Dinner With Spies

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Casey Korstanje I had dinner this summer with a couple accused of spying for the CIA. Truly. They seemed like ordinary folks. He wore a black T-shirt and jeans. She wore a blue (or was it grey) patterned top and had a huge, sparkling smile. He’d sent me a… Continue reading

  • Scared
    Scared

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: John Kerr On one of my hunting adventures out west, I was exploring a new area looking for signs and generally scoping out the trail. One thing I did learn was that it was generally easier to get into the bush than it was to get out! I was… Continue reading

  • The Passage of Time
    The Passage of Time

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Laurie Korstanje Remember being little, and Christmas couldn’t come fast enough? How about waiting for that special birthday you know would bring a gift that you longed for? Sometimes it was so hard to wait. “Time moves slower than molasses in January,” my father used to say. We looked… Continue reading

  • Gods & Monsters
    Gods & Monsters

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Casey Korstanje Warning: The following column contains a wild-eyed, lurid fantasy. (Theirs) Followed by overwrought denunciation. (Mine) Reader discretion is advised. Honestly, I read an article recently in my own paper that was so fantastically stupid that I nearly spat on the floor. It was about Generative Artificial Intelligence… Continue reading

  • Waiting
    Waiting

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Rebecca Feere Waiting is an inevitable part of life. Today’s society views waiting as a waste of time.Who wants to wait in a grocery store checkout, the drive-thru, or the doctor’s waiting room? Who wants to wait for the restoration of health or relationships?We often desire shortcuts, instant results,… Continue reading

  • What Do These Stones Mean?
    What Do These Stones Mean?

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: John Kerr I love a meme I saw on Facebook stating boldly: “Grampa knows everything; what he doesn’t know, he makes up!” You are blessed if you had a grandpa like that. I used to sit at my grandfather’s feet (literally) as we sat in front of the fireplace,… Continue reading