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Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read James 4:13-17 New Revised Standard Version Boasting about Tomorrow 13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a town and spend a year there, doing […]

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 Matthew 13:31-33 New Revised Standard Version The Parable of the Mustard Seed 31 He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone […]

Written by Savannah Lamb   My first experience with the Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry was during the 2017 General Assembly and Women’s Convention. I was a Youth Advisory Delegate for the 187th General Assembly in Tampa, Florida. My aunt, Reverend Lisa Oliver, was a commissioner that year so we got to go together. When we […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Matthew 6:19-21 New Revised Standard Version Concerning Treasures 19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but store up for yourselves […]

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 Matthew 7:24-29 New Revised Standard Version Hearers and Doers 24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like […]

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 Galatians 6:1-10 New Revised Standard Version Bear One Another’s Burdens 6 My friends, if anyone is detected in a transgression, you […]

Robert Edward Minton, 92, of Kenton, Tennessee (Cool Springs Community), died on Monday, January 17, 2022. The founder of Minton Farms, Robert was a life-long member of Cool Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery), former director of Gibson Electric Membership and a member of Farm Bureau.

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 2:14-26 New Revised Standard Version Faith without Works Is Dead 14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? […]

Across the globe, Open Doors found that there has been a 24% increase in Christians killed because of their faith. January 19, 2022 By Adelle M. Banks (RNS) — Afghanistan is the most dangerous country for Christians, according to an annual list put together by the Christian watchdog group Open Doors. It is the first […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Matthew 7:12 New Revised Standard Version The Golden Rule 12 “In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets. Reflect […]