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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 Galatians 3:26-28 (New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition) for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. As many of you as were baptized into Christ have […]

If you are a regular watcher of CBS Sunday Morning, you might recognize the art of Robin Nance Metz. The artist from Montevallo, Alabama, provided more than 20 of the programs trademark Sun illustrations. Robin died September 23, 2022, of pancreatic cancer but, before she died, Robin planned an exhibition at the Joy Gallery at […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read John 21:15-19 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition Jesus and Peter 15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” […]

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 1 Peter 1:15-16 (New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition) Instead, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct, for […]

ORLANDO, Fl. – The Hula Bowl is the Nation’s Premier College Football All-Star Game. The Hula Bowl is an event where all NFL, XFL, USFL and CFL teams will be represented by top scouts who will be watching the game. Bethel’s Darel Middleton will represent the Wildcats in the game. One hundred of the top […]

Bishop Joseph Mamer Manot, currently serving the Diocese of Wanjok in the Episcopal Church of South Sudan, will speak at the Cumberland Presbyterian Center on the status of Christianity in the world’s newest country on Thursday, January 12, 2023, at 2:30 PM. Bishop Manot is in the Memphis area as a guest of the Cumberland […]

As of January 2023, the Lodge, Restaurant, and Conference Center at Montgomery Bell State Park will be closed until further notice due to a flooding issue. An accident with the fire sprinkler system on the ground floor (4th physical floor) caused water damage on it and all lower floors.

Martha Jo Hawkins Moody, 87, of Russellville, Arkansas, died January 7, 2023. She was born to the Joe C. and Clara Mae Underwood Hawkins in Higden, Arkansas, on June 7, 1935. She graduated from West Side High School in Greers Ferry, Arkansas, and Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, Arkansas. Martha was a member of 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 Joshua 1:7-9 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 7 Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to act in accordance with all the law that my servant Moses commanded you; do […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for a peace at this time. Read Ephesians 3:14-21 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition Prayer for the Readers 14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its […]