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Focus Take a few minutes to push the “pause” button on whatever is going on around you and be still with God. Read Psalm 23 New Revised Standard Version  The Divine Shepherd A Psalm of David. 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.2     He makes me lie down in green pastures;he leads me beside still waters;3     he […]

In a called meeting held May 7, 2022, the Presbytery of East Tennessee endorsed the Reverend Michael Wilkinson as a candidate for moderator of the 191st General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

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 Jesus and Peter 15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you […]

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 21:1-3 New Revised Standard Version Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples 21 After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself in […]

Jerry Allen Boyd, 85, of Benton, Kentucky, died Sunday, May 1, 2022. He was a member of Benton Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Covenant Presbytery) where he served as an elder and Sunday school superintendent. He previously served Wingo, Kentucky, Old Cumberland Presbyterian Church (unaffiliated) as an elder, youth group director, and Sunday school teacher.

Keiko Sesoko, mother of the late Reverend Masayoshi Sesoko of Japan Presbytery, died April 28, 2022. “She was a sweet woman of strong faith and warm character,” said the Reverend Makihiko Arase of Japan Presbytery. “Many people, including myself, were given comfort and guidance through her. We praise the name of the Lord for her […]

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 John 21:4-14 New Revised Standard Version 4 Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5 Jesus said to them, “Children, you […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read John 11:28-36 New Revised Standard Version Jesus Weeps 28 When she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, and told her privately, “The Teacher is here and is calling […]

The Dyersburg Choral Society will present its first spring concert since 2019 on Thursday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m., at Dyersburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Preesbytery), located at 2280 Parr Ave. in Dyersburg. The Choral Society, which functions under the auspices of Dyersburg State Community College and a grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission, […]

This week on the Cumberland Road podcast is guest Rev. Dr. Pat Pickett is a Cumberland Presbyterian minister, an artist, a professor, and leading an eclectic worshiping community.   This is part one of a two part conversation. Cumberland Road is a podcast hosted by Rev. T. J. Malinoski that explores Cumberland Presbyterian’s faith journeys with […]