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Parents, Should Sunday School Be a Priority for Your Children? Ever so often, someone writes an article or makes comments about Sunday school being archaic. If they mean that Sunday school is old, there’s no argument. Robert Raikes began Sunday school in England in July 1780. It was to meet the need of helping those children […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Hebrews 10:19-25 (NRSV) Therefore, my friends, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the […]

Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything other than God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read Psalm 126 (NRSV) When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, […]

Focus Slow your breathing and become aware of the taking in and letting out of your breath. Focus on putting things aside so you will be open to what God is saying to you today. Read Exodus 12:21-27 (NRSV) Then Moses called all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go, select lambs for […]

Written by Breanna Clayton Hello, my name is Breanna Clayton and I am a senior at Bethel University. I will be graduating this fall with a degree in Business Management. I have been a CP for quite some time now, since 4th grade to be exact. But up until these past 4 or 5 years […]

Focus Prepare yourself to discern what is and what is not of God today. Still yourself so you can hear how God is calling you. Read Isaiah 43:8-15 (NRSV) Bring forth the people who are blind, yet have eyes, who are deaf, yet have ears! Let all the nations gather together, and let the peoples […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Psalm 126 (NRSV) When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Luke 9:10-17 (NRSV) On their return the apostles told Jesus all they had done. He took them with him and withdrew privately to a city called Bethsaida. When the crowds found out […]

Focus Stop and thank God for being present with you today. Ask for God’s guidance as you hear God’s voice through scripture and the writer. Read Revelation 19:9-10 (NRSV) And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, […]

As you are planning for summer activities at church, you might consider a program like Grand Friends. A summer program that we like to do at Brenthaven CP Church in Nashville is called Grand Friends.  We are blessed with terrific children and with wonderful older adults.  But –  there’s a problem.  A lot of the terrific children and […]