• Bringing Light and Hope
    By: Elias Omer   Act 1:8  But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.  Before 2020, the compound would have been filled with the energy of thousands of high school… Read more: Bringing Light and Hope
  • 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

  • No Substitute for Time Spent
    No Substitute for Time Spent

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Pastor Lars Janssen There is no substitute for time spent with a friend. Sometimes the most trivial moments become more meaningful than we ever expected. Things like a casual conversation or a shared trip to a familiar place circle back months or years later as evidence of a deepening… Continue reading

  • The Best Place to Be! Christian Education: Foundation for Life
    The Best Place to Be! Christian Education: Foundation for Life

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Shannon Green “Central Baptist Academy, that’s the place where God wants us to to be We stand for truth and right and purity, the Bible is our guidebook We will strive to honour God each day, in each avenue of work and play So that the watching world may… Continue reading