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James Buford Spry, 91, of Center Star, Alabama, died January 27, 2022. James was a member and elder of Old Mt. Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Hope Presbytery) in Rogersville, Alabama. He joined in 1963 and held numerous leadership positions. For more than 50 years, James served on various boards and agencies of McGrady Presbytery and, […]

Elizabeth Bullington, 91, of Marshall, Missouri, died January 29, 2022. Liz was a member of Marshall Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Missouri Presbytery) where she sang in the choir, was a member of Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry holding several offices, served as Sunday school superintendent, taught Sunday school, and served as an elder.

Focus Relax and clear your head. Listen for the voice of God. What is God saying to you today? Read Psalm 138 New Revised Standard Version Thanksgiving and Praise Of David. 1 I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart;    before the gods I sing your praise;2 I bow down toward your holy temple    and give thanks to […]

Henry Lafayette “Sonny” Farrar, 88, of Yorkville, Tennessee, died January 31, 2022, in Memphis. Sonny was a member and elder of the Yorkville Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery). He coached basketball and taught at Newbern, Tennessee, for years. He served in the US Army. His wife, Wanda King Nichols, died earlier in January 2022.

Judge Russell Lee Moore, Jr., 76, of Dyersburg, Tennessee, died January 28, 2022. Judge Moore served as a circuit court judge in the in the 29th Judicial District of Tennessee, which includes Dyer and Lake counties, from 1997 until his retirement on December 1, 2021. He and his family attended Dyersburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West […]

Focus Let your soul take a moment of rest as you hear God’s word. Put your busy schedule, wandering mind, stressful thoughts, and burdened heart at the feet of the cross and open up to God’s voice as the Giver of Life tends your soul. Read Psalm 56 New Revised Standard Version Trust in God […]

Focus Let your soul take a moment of rest as you hear God’s word. Put your busy schedule, wandering mind, stressful thoughts, and burdened heart at the feet of the cross and open up to God’s voice as the Giver of Life tends your soul. Read Psalm 56 New Revised Standard Version 2 Kings 5:1-14 […]

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 Psalm 56 New Revised Standard Version Psalm 56 Trust in God under Persecution To the leader: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. Of David. A Miktam, when the […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Mark 10:13-16 New Revised Standard Version Jesus Blesses Little Children 13 People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them. 14 But […]

Roger Dale McElroy, 69, of Harned, Kentucky, died January 26, 2022, of COVID-19. Currently a member of Clifton Mills Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Cumberland Presbytery), he was a preacher for many years and served as pastor at Payneville Community Church and Meade County General Baptist Church. Roger was an avid musician who played guitar and sang. […]