• 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
  • Grumpy Face
    Grumpy Face

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Laurie Korstanie Recently, my husband Casey and I were at a small restaurant for lunch. We went for fish and chips.  We were the only ones in the restaurant and stood at the counter looking up at a blackboard where their menu was written out.  It included various items,… Continue reading

  • There Is So Much Suffering
    There Is So Much Suffering

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Shannon Green I don’t know about you, but I cannot stop watching the news.  The things going on around the world are giving me so many feelings.  If I am being honest, those feelings range from disbelief to heartache and often even fear. Recent feelings are not just surrounding… Continue reading

  • Witnesses to God’s Touch
    Witnesses to God’s Touch

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Pastor Lars Janssen When I was 18 years old, I got a tattoo. My parents thought I was making a strange choice, but they knew that arguing about it would only strengthen my resolve. My Oma (grandmother), however, made her disapproval clear. Our conversation went something like this: Oma:… Continue reading

  • The Worst of Times Are The Best of Times
    The Worst of Times Are The Best of Times

    Inexplicably, the common experience of Christ-followers is that the most growth happens at the worst of times. Why do bad times often turn out so good for us? Continue reading

  • “And such were some of you”
    “And such were some of you”

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Roger Wood This past Sunday morning our journey continued through 1 Corinthians in the Adult Sunday Morning Growth Group. We came to a profound verse in chapter 6, verse 11. Verse 11 is connected to two previous verses, 9 and 10, which mention those who will not inherit the… Continue reading

  • A Desolate Place
    A Desolate Place

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Pastor Jeremy Heikkinen When and where do you think of when you hear the phrase, “desolate place”? In our “Prayer” Growth Group, that meets every Wednesday at lunch (YES, you are invited! Bring your lunch!), we are studying “prayer” in the New Testament in chronological order. Our study has… Continue reading