- I Belong to Jesus
By: Laura Callaghan One of my earliest memories as a child is getting lost in the Right House department store at the Brantford Mall. One minute I was clinging to my mother’s skirt, the next lost in the circular racks of dresses that I soon discovered weren’t attached to a pair of maternal legs. … Read more: I Belong to Jesus
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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
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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
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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
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“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
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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
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Practicing Prayer
Challenge Central: a CBC devotional By: Casey Korstanje The first time I saw Paul (not the apostle) was when he was marched into the newsroom by the publisher and introduced as our new boss. The editor-in-chief’s office had sat vacant for a while, and frankly, we had seemed to pop along just fine… (ignore that… Continue reading
