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Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for a peace at this time. Read Matthew 19:1-12 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition Teaching about Divorce 19 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. 2 Large […]

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 Psalm 119:9-16 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 9 How can young people keep their way pure?     By guarding it according to your word. 10 With my whole heart I seek […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read James 1:2-8   New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   Faith and Wisdom 2 My brothers and sisters, whenever you face various trials, consider it all joy, 3 because you know that the testing of […]

Betsy Jane Dearing Bruce, 96, of Nebo, Kentucky, died February 11, 2023. She was a faithful member of Rose Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Covenant Presbytery) in Nebo, where she taught Sunday school for several years. She researched the history of Rose Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church from establishment to the present and gathered pictures of former […]

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 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition On Divisions in the Corinthian Church 3 And so, brothers and sisters, I could not speak to you as spiritual people […]

George Eddie Kimery, 77, of the Philadelphia Community, Limestone, Tennessee, died February 10, 2023. George was a skilled magician. He made and sold some of the most popular illusions the industry has ever seen through Magic. . .by George and Chalet Magic. He was a member of Philadelphia Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Presbytery of East Tennessee).

On Saturday, February 11, 2023, in the first game of a double header against the Cougars of Cleary University from Howell, Michigan, Bethel Wildcats’ senior Marco Santa hurled an 89-pitch no-hitter to lead the Wildcats to a 2-0 victory. Santa struck out ten of the 24 batters he faced in the seven inning shootout. His […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Matthew 15:1-9 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition The Tradition of the Elders 15 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, 2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the […]

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 Leviticus 26:34-46 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 34 “Then the land shall enjoy[a] its Sabbath years as long as it lies desolate, while you are […]

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 119:1-8 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition Psalm 119 The Glories of God’s Law 1 Happy are those whose […]