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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 2:42-47 New Revised Standard Version 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 Awe came upon everyone, because many […]

Codie Austin Clark of Sharon, Tennessee, was arrested April 7, 2021, on one count of Arson of a Place of Worship for setting a fire on Easter Sunday at the New Salem Cumberland Presbyterian Church along Highway 89 in Sharon (West Tennessee Presbytery), according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. With the assistance of the […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Acts 2:42-47 New Revised Standard Version 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs […]

Reflect When fear drove the disciples behind closed doors in John 20:19-29, Jesus came to them with words of peace and comfort. But that’s not all. Jesus also brought a challenge. The great joy of the disciples upon seeing Jesus was followed by the injunction to receive the Holy Spirit and become a community of […]

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 Song of Solomon 3:1-5 New Revised Standard Version 3 Upon my bed at night    I sought him whom my soul loves;I sought him, but found him […]

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 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 New Revised Standard Version 1 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;    his steadfast love endures […]

Dr. John Edd Moore, 80, of Newbern, Tennessee, died on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. He was a member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Dyersburg (West TennesseePresbytery) and had been Vice President of Technology at Dyersburg State Community College. He was born February 22, 1941, in Newbern to Eddie Moore and the Virgie Hughley Moore.

CPYC, as planned, will be a live event which will take place June 23-26, 2021. It will start late afternoon June 23 (Wednesday) and end by noon on June 26 (Saturday). It will take place at Bethel University in McKenzie, Tennessee. For more information: https://cpc.app-staging.com/cpyc/

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 1 Corinthians 15:35-49 New Revised Standard Version 35 But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?” 36 Fool! […]

Focus Close your eyes and open yourself as you relax into a peaceful state. Be willing to expose yourself for who you are as God created you to be. Breathe deeply as you prepare to hear God’s Word. Read John 20:1-18 New Revised Standard Version 20 Early on the first day of the week, while it […]