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The European Union (EU) has opened its borders to Ukrainian refugees, and they are now arriving in Spain, where the CP Church has a presence with mission churches and our missionaries, Reverends Wilson and Diana Lopez. The “Renacer CP Church” in Madrid is accepting donations and will use them to purchase medicines, clothing, food, diapers, […]

Dinah Ruth Dodd McInturff, 80, died in Johnson City, Tennessee, March 15, 2022. She was a member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Greeneville, Tennessee (Presbytery of East Tennessee), where she sang in the choir, led the children’s choir, and taught children’s Sunday School. She provided a sourdough bread ministry to the ill and bereaved […]

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 119:169-176 New Revised Standard Version 169 Let my cry come before you, O Lord;    give me understanding according to your word.170 Let […]

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 Luke 15:11-32 New Revised Standard Version 11 Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Luke 14:25-33 New Revised Standard Version 25 Now large crowds were traveling with him; and he turned and said to them, 26 “Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Luke 14:15-24 New Revised Standard Version 15 One of the dinner guests, on hearing this, said to him, “Blessed is anyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!” 16 Then Jesus said to him, […]

Jessie Lois Justice Hines, 90, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, died March 10, 2022. A long-time member of the Mt. Olivet Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Cumberland Presbytery), she was active in women’s groups, taught Sunday School and VBS, and enjoyed church wide fellowships.

Brandon Matlock Hayes of Clarksville, Tennessee, will receive Scouting’s Silver Beaver at a council recognition dinner scheduled for March 26, 2022, at Christ United Methodist Church in St. Matthews, Kentucky. Brandon is a 2016 graduate of Bethel University in McKenzie, Tennessee, and the son of the Reverend Brian Hayes (Covenant Presbytery) and Ministry Council elected […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Luke 14:7-14 New Revised Standard Version 7 When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. 8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do […]

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 Luke 14:1-6 New Revised Standard Version Jesus Heals the Man with Dropsy 14 On one occasion when Jesus was going to […]