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By: John Kerr I was blessed with the most wonderful in-laws a guy could ask for. But I often wonder what they thought when Brenda brought me home to meet her family. I looked more like I came off a rock band poster than the cover of a romance book! I had a big… Read more: Accepted
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You WILL Have An Impact On Others
Challenge Central: a CBC devotional by: Pastor Alan Rietberg I think there are a lot of us who wonder what difference we could ever make in this world. We may think we don’t have much of a “voice” in our personal world let alone world events because of our age, athletic abilities, physical appearance, finances, social… Continue reading
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Dig A Little Deeper
Challenge Central: a CBC devotional by: Pastor Jeremy Heikkinen Here is your challenge! In preparation for the sermon on Sunday, I challenge you to read, out loud, Nehemiah chapter 3. You might say, “well, that doesn’t sound too hard” and your are right. But, it is one of those chapters with a lot of names… Continue reading
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We Agree to Christian Sympathy
Challenge Central: a CBC devotional by: Pastor Lars Janssen At Central, we want to become more like Jesus in everything we do. We want to do this so much that every member has signed a church covenant agreeing to pursue this aim together. In the second-last paragraph of our church covenant, we agreed “to aid one another in… Continue reading
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Making Time for God’s Priorities: Schedule the Big Rocks First
Challenge Central: a CBC devotional by: Shannon Green Being a teacher, the start of a new school year always feels like a fresh start. I would say that September feels more like a new year to me than January does. I love nothing more than getting some new pens and coloured markers and cracking open… Continue reading
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Godly Communication
Challenge Central:Godly Communication By: Pastor Jeremy Heikkinen How is life today? My day started off a little earlier than normal due to the cries coming from the boys’ room. Trust me, this is not my preferred method of waking up! But it did allow me to read God’s Word while we sat together on the… Continue reading
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“Help Me!” “Change Me!” “Make Me!”
Challenge Central:“Help Me!” “Change Me!” “Make Me!” By: Pastoral Intern Lars Janssen I felt that this sin had me trapped. I had cried out to God for help, I had asked my friends for help, and I had set up boundaries in my life to help. I would pray about this sin like Paul did… Continue reading
