Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Pastor Lars Janssen At Central, we tend to set July and August apart in our ministry calendar as a season of rest. It’s a time when many of our regular ministries pause for a breath or occur less frequently. In fact, I’m writing this devotional at the beginning of… Continue reading

Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Casey Korstanje I had dinner this summer with a couple accused of spying for the CIA. Truly. They seemed like ordinary folks. He wore a black T-shirt and jeans. She wore a blue (or was it grey) patterned top and had a huge, sparkling smile. He’d sent me a… Continue reading

Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: John Kerr On one of my hunting adventures out west, I was exploring a new area looking for signs and generally scoping out the trail. One thing I did learn was that it was generally easier to get into the bush than it was to get out! I was… Continue reading

Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Laurie Korstanje Remember being little, and Christmas couldn’t come fast enough? How about waiting for that special birthday you know would bring a gift that you longed for? Sometimes it was so hard to wait. “Time moves slower than molasses in January,” my father used to say. We looked… Continue reading

Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Casey Korstanje Warning: The following column contains a wild-eyed, lurid fantasy. (Theirs) Followed by overwrought denunciation. (Mine) Reader discretion is advised. Honestly, I read an article recently in my own paper that was so fantastically stupid that I nearly spat on the floor. It was about Generative Artificial Intelligence… Continue reading

Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Rebecca Feere Waiting is an inevitable part of life. Today’s society views waiting as a waste of time.Who wants to wait in a grocery store checkout, the drive-thru, or the doctor’s waiting room? Who wants to wait for the restoration of health or relationships?We often desire shortcuts, instant results,… Continue reading