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Johnnie Mae Ross McCloud, of Lebanon, Missouri, died August 22, 2021. Johnnie was an elder at White Oak Pond Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Johnnie was active in women’s ministry at White Oak Pond. She also served Cumberland Presbyterian Women as president on the presbyterial and synodic levels. Johnnie was the widow of the Reverend Theron Marshall […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read John 15:16-25 New Revised Standard Version   You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the […]

From WHJL: News Channel 11 Dr. Casey Nicholson, of Greeneville, has announced he is running for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Tennessee in a bid to unseat Republican Governor Bill Lee. Nicholson decided to run in response to Governor Lee’s mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic. A native Tennessean, Nicholson is an ordained Cumberland Presbyterian […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Psalm 11 New Revised Standard Version To the leader. Of David. 1 In the Lord I take refuge; how can you say to me,    “Flee like a bird to the mountains;2 for look, the wicked bend 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 1 Kings 8:22-30 New Revised Standard Version 22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and […]

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 Kings 5:1-12 New Revised Standard Version 5  Now King Hiram of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, when he […]

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 1 Kings 4:29-34 New Revised Standard Version 29 God gave Solomon very great wisdom, discernment, and breadth of understanding as vast as the sand on the seashore, 30 so that Solomon’s wisdom […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 New Revised Standard Version 5 Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anything written to you. 2 For you yourselves know very well […]

All times and dates listed here have been confirmed as of press date. Arkansas Presbytery, postponed. August 12-13, 2021, Presbytery del Cristo, Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Albuquerque, New Mexico. September 4, 2021, Hong Kong Presbytery, Tao Hsien Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Kowloon, Hong Kong. September 11, 2021, Cumberland Presbytery, Glasgow Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Glasgow, Kentucky. September […]

Celebrate the 235th Birthday of folk hero, frontiersman, politician, and Tennessee settler David Crockett the weekend of August 21 & 22, 2021, at David Crockett Birthplace State Park‘s Crockett Days Festival. Throughout the weekend, guests will be invited to explore the immersive living history exhibits that depict Crockett’s life and American frontier culture. This family-friendly […]