• Busy for Jesus?
    By: Pastor Jeremy   ● 500 Words  ● Passage of Scripture  ● Question  ● Personal story  “I’ve got nothing”…  Have you ever felt like that? Have you ever said that?  All of us live in different seasons and rhythms that are met with different pressures. Where are you these days? Do you feel like you… Read more: Busy for Jesus?
  • Faith & Politics: A Better Way
    Faith & Politics: A Better Way

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Charlie Lyons I grew up in a setting where it was taught that we shouldn’t talk about religion and politics in public. Years later, through a mixture of what I like to call ‘divine hijinx and human bumbling,’ I find myself living out my vocation at the very intersection… Continue reading

  • A Step of Transition
    A Step of Transition

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Jeremy Heikkinen This is graduation week for Central Baptist Academy. Our grade 8 students have made it and so have many other students! This is something to celebrate. For those that are graduating, these are the last few days in a familiar place before stepping into new territory. But… Continue reading

  • The Parson is Converted!
    The Parson is Converted!

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Lars Janssen I recently read of a pastor named William Haslam (1817-1905), who was ordained into the Church of England in 1842. An interesting feature of this man’s ministry career is that he didn’t become a Christian until 1851. He diligently ministered to his congregation of Christians in North… Continue reading

  • On The Road to Recovery
    On The Road to Recovery

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Roger Wood Early Sunday morning on April 3rd, I took a tumble down our front hall stairs, breaking my pelvis and bruising my rib cages. In a few seconds I went from being a healthy senior to one that was facing some months of rehabilitation. Like many men, I… Continue reading

  • My Weakness, God’s Grace, His Glory
    My Weakness, God’s Grace, His Glory

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Pastor Alan Rietberg One of the many blessings I have in my ministry here at Central is updating the weekly prayer list. That may sound like a somewhat mundane responsibility, but the opportunity in talking to people each week about their prayer needs brings both joy and sometimes tears… Continue reading

  • The Dead Will Hear
    The Dead Will Hear

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Pastor Lars Janssen Today, I had the opportunity to hear about what God has been doing in a friend’s life. As the story progressed, it was amazing to hear about God sustaining through sorrow, protecting from fraud, and evangelizing the lost. The story was filled with deep sadness and… Continue reading