• 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

  • Oh! The Long Road
    Oh! The Long Road

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Laurie Korstanje I recently found myself travelling at approximately 800 km/h. You will be wondering: was I dreaming or was I flying?Well, the latter would be correct. I had boarded a jet heading for Kelowna, B.C., my childhood hometown.The air travel itself was pleasantly uneventful.As I settled in and Continue reading

  • Our Flag’s Dignity
    Our Flag’s Dignity

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Lars Janssen On July 1st, we’ll celebrate Canada’s 156th anniversary of confederation. That usually means that, right about now, there are a lot of Canadian flags flying. Did you know that the government of Canada has several web pages dedicated to preserving the dignity of the Canadian flag? You Continue reading

  • Leaven
    Leaven

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Roger Wood Don’t you love the smell of baking bread? As a young boy in the 1950s, a trip with my mother to Whites Bakery on Market St. was a pure delight. I can still smell the incredible aroma of baked goods as we entered the shop, and the Continue reading