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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 Isaiah 52:7 New Revised Standard Version 7 How beautiful upon the mountains    are the feet of the messenger who announces peace,who […]

Focus Be still and rest in the Lord. Read Colossians 4:2-18 New Revised Standard Version 2 Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving. 3 At the same time pray for us as well that God will open to us a door for the word, that we may declare the mystery of Christ, for which I […]

Focus Relax and clear your head. Listen for the voice of God. What is God saying to you today? Read Psalm 24 New Revised Standard Version Of David. A Psalm. 1 The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it,    the world, and those who live in it;2 for he has founded it on the seas,    and established […]

Focus Relax and listen. Consciously prepare to hear God’s Word. Clear your mind of the worries and tasks that lie before you. Open your heart and allow it to refresh. Read 2 Samuel 5:17-25 New Revised Standard Version 17 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, all the Philistines went up […]

Ronald Charles Stevens, 76, of Des Moines, Iowa, died June 30, 2021. Ron was a deacon at Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Presbytery of East Tennessee) in Greeneville, Tennessee, where he was plant manager at BTL Industries.

The Shepherd’s Pie Food Pantry operated by Magnolia Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Cumberland Presbytery) in Magnolia, Kentucky, was one of eight nonprofit organizations to receive grants June 18, 2021, from Nolin Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation’s Operation Round-Up. Operation Round-Up is a nonprofit grant program funded by members of Nolin RECC who volunteer to “round up” their […]

William Walter Burton, Jr., 79, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, died July 1, 2021. Bill was an elder at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Murfreesboro (Murfreesboro Presbytery). He had been president of the Rutherford County Bar Association, chair of the Rutherford County Red Cross and the Heart Association, and president of the Exchange Club of Murfreesboro.

Focus Breathe in clear thoughts of peace and reflection as you prepare to hear God speak to you through the scripture and the writer. Put aside all the things the world says you have to accomplish today and use this time to rest in God’s presence. Read James 5:7-12 New Revised Standard Version 7 Be patient, […]

Betty Sue Rhamy, 70, of Troy, Tennessee, died June 22, 2021. Betty was an elder, session clerk, church secretary, and musician at Protemus Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery). She was a Golden Patron Member of Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry and served as secretary of the Forked Deer Region CPWM as well as of her […]

Joel Lee Pedrick, Jr., 68, of Franklin, Tennessee, died July 4, 2021. Joel was an elder of Mt. Carmel Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Columbia Presbytery). A past president of the Tennessee Gas Propane Association, Joel was a consultant in logistics and worked in the propane industry for over 49 years.