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Sue Zwingle, long-time Dickson County, Tennessee, circuit court clerk, died July 19, 2021. Although she never joined the church, Sue was an active congregant of the Charlotte Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Nashville Presbytery), before the COVID-19 pandemic. She served four terms as Dickson County circuit court clerk from 1986 to her retirement in 2002.

Focus Are you tired? Take this time to rest. Relax every part of yourself. Breathe slower. Be ready for what God has before you today. Read 2 Samuel 11:22-27 New Revised Standard Version 22 So the messenger went, and came and told David all that Joab had sent him to tell. 23 The messenger said to David, “The […]

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 Samuel 10:1-5 New Revised Standard Version 10 Some time afterward, the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun succeeded him. 2 David said, “I will deal loyally with Hanun […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Colossians 3:12-17 New Revised Standard Version 12 As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. 13 Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read John 4:31-38 New Revised Standard Version 31 Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, “Rabbi, eat something.” 32 But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.” 33 So the […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for a peace at this time. Read Luke 15:1-7 New Revised Standard Version 15 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow […]

In light of the dramatic spike and alarming spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant and the resulting increase in cases in the state of Tennessee, and in an abundance of care for those who are not yet or cannot be vaccinated, the Cumberland Presbyterian Denominational Center will remain closed to the public until October 4, […]

MCKENZIE, Tenn. July 22, 2021 – James Derek Jones has been named as the next director of the Renaissance Regiment at Bethel University. Jones has been director of bands at Calloway County High School in Murray, Kentucky, since 2010. Prior to Calloway County, Jones taught at Lambuth University in Jackson, Tennessee, where he conducted the […]

Virginia Powers, 94, of Richard City, Tennessee, died July 20, 2021. She was a member of Richard City, Tennessee, Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery) for over 80 years and served as a deacon. She was given a Golden Patron Award for serving the church and Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry for over 50 years. Virginia is […]

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 Acts 20:17-38 New Revised Standard Version 17 From Miletus he sent a message to Ephesus, asking the elders of the church to meet him. 18 When they came to him, he said […]