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Doreen Broomfield Carter, 84, died August 20, 2020, in Clarksville, Tennessee. She was a member of Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Nashville Presbytery) in Clarksville. Doreen emigrated to the United States in 1958 and was naturalized as an American citizen in 1964. Doreen chose to support Austin Peay University substantially through her estate, establishing the Robert […]

Paul E. Ray, 97, of Hawesville, Kentucky, died Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. Paul was a member and elder of Dukes Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Cumberland Presbytery) in Hawesville, Kentucky, where he taught Sunday school for many years. He was a 1942 graduate of Beechmont High School in Hawesville. Paul was a proud veteran of the US […]

Elder Ruby Wilkerson, 96, died August 30, 2021. When she was younger, Ruby was a very active elder in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America. She was Pat Wood’s mother. Pat is the wife of New Hopewell Presbytery Moderator, the Reverend Dr. R. Stanley Wood.

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 95New Revised Standard Version 1 O come, let us sing to the Lord;let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!2 Let us come into his presence […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Ephesians 2:11-22New Revised Standard Version 11 So then, remember that at one time you Gentiles by birth, called “the uncircumcision” by those who are called “the circumcision”—a physical circumcision made in 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 Isaiah 26New Revised Standard Version 26 On that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:We have a strong city;he sets […]

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 1 Timothy 4:6-16 New Revised Standard Version 6 If you put these instructions before the brothers and sisters, you […]

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 James 1:17-27 New Revised Standard Version 17 Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there […]

The Reverend John Clayton Lawson, 73, pastor of the Daingerfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Trinity Presbytery), died unexpectedly at home August 26, 2021. John was born August 10, 1948, in Texarkana, Arkansas, to B.B. Blanton Lawson and Miriam K. Lawson. John graduated from Atlanta High School in Cass County, Texas, and went on to get a […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read James 1:9-16 New Revised Standard Version 9 Let the believer who is lowly boast in being raised up, 10 and the rich in being brought low, because the rich will disappear like […]