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 Psalm 96 Praise to God Who Comes in Judgment 1 O sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth.2 Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from […]
Reflect “With great power comes great responsibility.” That’s the philosophy of the Marvel Comics character, Spiderman. He certainly has great power—sticking to walls, shooting webs, amazing strength, and agility. But the thing which has endeared Spiderman to millions of readers is that as his alter-ego, Peter Parker, he has arguments with his wife, he was […]
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 Philippians 3:13-4:1 13 Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining […]
Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Psalm 34:11-22 11 Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.12 Which of you desires life, and covets many days to enjoy good?13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from […]
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 Psalm 34:1-10 Of David, when he feigned madness before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went […]
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 Philippians 4:1-9 1 Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in […]
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 Psalm 23 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.2 He makes me lie down in green pastures;he leads me beside still waters;3 he restores my soul.He leads me in right paths for […]
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 23 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.2 He makes me lie down in green pastures;he leads me beside still waters;3 he restores my soul.He leads me in right paths for his name’s […]
Madera County (California) Historical Society Borden’s Cumberland Presbyterian Church, shown here circa 1900, stood right beside Rev. W.B. McElwee in his protestations against Madera’s Grand Fiesta of 1901. It issued a denunciation of its own. Although the article forgets the church and pastor were Cumberland Presbyterian, the article is interesting none-the-less. Read it here: http://www.maderatribune.com/single-post/2020/10/07/Pioneer-preacher-cracked-the-whip
John Stephen Forester died Friday, October 2, 2020 from complications of COVID-19. Steve was born September 6, 1948, in Batesville, Arkansas, to the Reverend J.C. Forester and Willie Mae Forester. The family settled in McKenzie, Tennessee, in 1964. Steve graduated from McKenzie High School in 1967. He attended Bethel College (now university) and graduated in […]
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