• 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   
  • Downcast Heart, Dialogue, Discovery
    Downcast Heart, Dialogue, Discovery

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Pastor Jeremy Heikkinen So, what does this sound like to verbalize a downcast heart in an honest conversation that leads to discovering hope found in Jesus? Well, the other day, someone walked into my office. You could tell something was bothering him by how he walked in, put his… Continue reading

  • Pastoral Providence
    Pastoral Providence

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Pastor Lars Janssen I sometimes wonder why life is such a struggle. The responsibilities, pressures, headlines, and deadlines crowd in, so I can often think of nothing beyond the noise of my cluttered mind. I ask my crowded thoughts, “How long will all of you attack a man to… Continue reading

  • A Story About Nothing
    A Story About Nothing

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Casey Korstanje I want you to think about nothing. I don’t mean “clear your mind.” I want you to actively think about the idea of “nothing.” It’s hard, right, trying to imagine “nothing.”  In fact, there is a way to approach the idea of “nothing” in stages, which I… Continue reading

  • How Do I Think of Missions?
    How Do I Think of Missions?

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Pastor Lars Janssen At Central, our annual Missions Conference is coming up this weekend, and the theme is “I will follow.” As we turn our collective focus toward missions, it would be valuable for each of us to consider the question, how do I think of Missions?To get our… Continue reading

  • Who is the G.O.A.T.?
    Who is the G.O.A.T.?

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: John Kerr Have you ever entered into the debate about who is the greatest of all time (or the G.O.A.T.)? Is Tom Brady the greatest NFL quarterback of all time? Was Wayne Gretzky the greatest hockey player of all time? How about Pele? Was he the greatest footballer of… Continue reading

  • Tracks in the Snow
    Tracks in the Snow

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: John Kerr When hunting out west, I was often intrigued by the tracks I saw in the snow. I would try to imagine the story that was being told. An owl was catching a mouse. There was a rabbit fleeing from a predator. There was a family of deer… Continue reading