• Two Realities – God and Sin
    By Rebecca Feere     Psalm 73:26 is a verse that I often recite to remind myself what is true. It says, “My heart and my flesh may fail, BUT GOD is the strength of my heart and my portion forever” (emphasis mine).  Until Jesus returns, we are faced with two realities. The first is the… Read more: Two Realities – God and Sin
  • Foxholes & Followers
    Foxholes & Followers

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional by: Pastor Lars Janssen Jesus once told a potential follower, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head” (Matt. 8:20). He was communicating the implications for those who would choose to follow God. Jesus was describing the… Continue reading

  • Speak and Listen in Love
    Speak and Listen in Love

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional by: Pastor Lars Janssen This Sunday, I have the privilege of preaching from Nehemiah 5. We’re going to learn more about how God’s people must be united in God’s work by loving God and other people. But as I have been preparing, verse 10 has jumped off the page as… Continue reading

  • All Hands on Deck!
    All Hands on Deck!

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional by: Roger Wood As we study through the book of Nehemiah and the fascinating details of rebuilding the gates and the walls of Jerusalem, we have learned that this monumental task was completed in just fifty-two days. How was this possible under such adverse conditions? Let me take you back… Continue reading

  • You WILL Have An Impact On Others
    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

  • Dig A Little Deeper
    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

  • We Agree to Christian Sympathy
    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