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Under the Big Top

Details: Friday, 24 August 2012 19:55; by Jeff Johnston

Friday, August 24, 20124:55 PM

Dancing Daughters Covered by Doting Dads

100 people crammed into a warm Room 104/105 for the annual Father-Daughter dance on Saturday evening, August 11. With the circus theme, “Under the Big Top,” the Bible Class room was transformed into a carnival atmosphere for three hours. There were carnival games with stuffed an...

Courageous Men Make a Public Resolution

Details: Friday, 24 August 2012 19:29; by Jeff Johnston

On May 19, 2012, ten men from CBC stood before their families to take the Courageous Resolution pledge and to sign the certificate.

This culminated a four-week study based upon the Christian movie, Courageous: Honor Begins at Home. Each participant completed the studies that meaningfully challenged them to be better dads and husbands....

Leonard Sanchez Challenges CBC Men to Mentor

Details: Friday, 24 August 2012 19:29; by Jeff Johnston

Life without a father can be really tough on a child. Leonard Sanchez, whose father left the family when he was just three-years-old, is no different.

The CBCer shared at the Men’s Breakfast on August 11, 2012 about his difficult childhood living without a father. Though his mother did a valiant job raising three children as a single...

God has burned in my heart the 86 communities washed away

Details: Wednesday, 20 April 2011 01:28; by Jeff Johnston

On the site of the Seaside Bible Chapel (only the foundation was left) after the tsunami ravaged the coastline of Japan on March 11, 2011.

A pastor with vision for a church in each of the 86 communities wiped away by the tsunami

The remains of the site of Seaside Bible Chapel: her foundation and her new cross. [photo: Sankei/msn]

Pastor Masamoto Higa of International Family Church in Takasaki, Japan began a fast on March 1st. He was seeking to hear from God. At 2:46pm on the eleventh day of his fast, the 9.0 earthquake hit and minutes later, the tsunami swept in then out, ravaging lives and families, cities and villages. As images flashed across our screens, the nation and the rest of the world watched in utter horror. The devastation was immediate, immense, and incalculable—maybe even hopeless. Yet we are hearing many stories that the Church in Japan has...

Zack's Magic Trick Birthday!

Details: Wednesday, 13 April 2011 08:15; by Nozomi

Wasn't it just yesterday when Zack was sucking up trash using a home made vacuum as a 4-year-old (for those of you who don't know, he had a vacuum obsession for about 4 years). Wasn't it just yesterday when he dressed up as Larry Boy in Veggie Tales for Halloween? Time is passing by way too quickly. Our little baby boy turned 12 years old on April 1st.

Last year's birthday theme was a Mad Scientist Party, so I thought that we could do another "theme" party this year. He is really into electrical wires and such these days, and soldering tiny parts to the breadboard to make his own radio transmitters, LED light-up gadgets, and other wires that I don't even understand. Another interest that he has is magic card tricks. He's getting really good at it, too! So I decided to choose the easier theme of the two, and went with a Magic Trick Birthday Party!