- 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
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Our Oldest Friendships
Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Pastor Lars Janssen Who is your oldest friend? Depending on your age, you may have known this person for a long time. My three oldest friendships began in grade school—two of them have been my friends since kindergarten (over 30 years). Some of you have known me for that… Continue reading
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Finding Joy in the Mundane
Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Lindsey Lyons As a mom of three and a “homemaker” (a wife and mom with no joboutside the house), my day is filled with what most of us see as routine andmundane. Regardless of your walk in life, at some point, you have faced a messykitchen after a meal,… Continue reading
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God’s Word Changes Us
Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Rebecca Feere I was encouraged (perhaps bribed) to memorize Scripture as a child. The Sunday School teacher rewarded those who could recite the memory verse every Sunday. What I wouldn’t do to place my sticker on the chart each week. I didn’t want to have any spaces left blank!… Continue reading
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An Inward Groan
Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Pastor Jeremy Heikkinen This past weekend I had the opportunity to be the speaker at Word of Life’s Recharge. Little did I know the object lesson that awaited me on Sunday before I spoke. I was going to be speaking from Romans 8:18-25 about waiting with hope during present… Continue reading
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What are you aiming at?
Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Pastor Lars Janssen Imagine a man was lost in the wilderness. He decided that his greatest desire was to return to his home, so he bent his whole will toward that goal. For months, he foraged, hunted, hiked, climbed, swam, and fought his way back to civilization. When he… Continue reading
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Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep?
Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Laurie Korstanje Have you ever woken up in the night and then not been able to go back to sleep? I think the younger you are, the more likely you’d answer, “Are you kidding? I could sleep till noon every day.” It seems more likely to happen to older… Continue reading
