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Jim Scruggs, 88, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, died December 3, 2021. He was born April 15, 1933, to Elmer H. and Nora L. Scruggs. A member of the “Telephone Pioneers,” Jim was retired from South Central Bell. He was an elder at Flat Lick Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Covenant Presbytery) and had served in the U.S. Army.

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 2 Peter 1:2-15 New Revised Standard Version 2 May grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. The Christian’s Call and […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Romans 8:22-27 New Revised Standard Version 22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning in labor pains until now; 23 and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits […]

December 4, 2021, Missions Ministry Team staff and representatives from the Grace Presbytery Board of Missions participated in the first meeting of the Latino Council of Cumberland Presbyterian Churches in Florida at Iglesia Presbiteriana Cumberland El Camino in Miami. This is the first Latino council of Cumberland Presbyterian Churches in the USA.  

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 Luke 3:1-6 New Revised Standard Version The Proclamation of John the Baptist 3 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Luke 1:68-79 New Revised Standard Version 68 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,    for he has looked favorably on his people and redeemed them.69 He has raised up a mighty savior for us    in the house […]

William Lane Smith Jr., 71, an elder at Mount Cumberland Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America in Athens, Alabama, died November 27, 2021. William was also a member of the choir.

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 Malachi 3:13-18 New Revised Standard Version 13 You have spoken harsh words against me, says the Lord. Yet you say, “How have we spoken against you?” 14 You […]

Dorman Jernigan, 83, of Paducah, Kentucky, well known as “DJ,” died December 1, 2021. DJ  was a member of the Grace Covenant Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Paducah (Covenant Presbytery),  formerly Margaret Hank Memorial Cumberland Presbyterian Church, where he served as an elder.

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 1:12-18 New Revised Standard Version Paul’s Present Circumstances 12 I want you to know, beloved, that what has happened to […]