• Let There Be Light
    By: Casey Korstanje   Imagine life without Jesus. Seriously, try.  I had occasion to chat with some teen boys in December that left a deep and lasting impression. They had come to Central for Christmas dinner – the one organized for the community by Dave and Barb Rogelstad. The amount of work that went in… Read more: Let There Be Light

  • Local Calls
    Local Calls

    By: Pastor Lars Janssen   It’s early on a Saturday morning in February. I don’t tend to enjoy having to be somewhere early on a Saturday morning. My preference is to sleep in a little and do some quiet reading. But on this particular Saturday morning, I have to be at Bethel Reformed Church on… Continue reading

  • A Circumstantial Witness
    A Circumstantial Witness

    By: John Kerr   I have previously told of some of my adventures while we were living in Northern BC. As much as I enjoyed the beauty of where we lived, we didn’t move from Ontario to Hudson’s Hope to admire the scenery, even though we were surrounded by it! We went to minister to… Continue reading

  • Grace in Real Time
    Grace in Real Time

    By: Roger Wood   Several weeks ago an article I wrote was posted on Central Challenge entitled “Buried Treasure.” There were words in the beginning of the article that did not belong to me, particularly in the second paragraph.  I should have put the bulk of these words in quotations but I did not. I… Continue reading

  • God is Faithful in The Wilderness
    God is Faithful in The Wilderness

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Rebecca Feere   Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by Satan (Matt 4:1-11). The people of Israel wandered in the wilderness for forty years. What is your wilderness? Your wilderness may look like a prodigal child, a cancer diagnosis, a divorce, prolonged mental… Continue reading

  • The Desires of Your Heart
    The Desires of Your Heart

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Laurie Korstanje   I wish… I wish… I wish. Isn’t that what you say to a magic genie? So, what would it be like to just make a wish and have it granted? In days gone by you might have said “I wish for a million dollars.” Thoughts of… Continue reading

  • Stop the Presses!
    Stop the Presses!

    Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Casey Korstanje   “Call to me and I will answer you…” Jeremiah 33:3 (ESV) This was my favourite Bible challenge for skeptics, people who demanded proof of God, or the reason for my faith, in the most secular place I knew, The Spectator newsroom. Make no mistake, these folks… Continue reading