relationships

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 145:8-9, 14-21 (NRSV) The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. The […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for a peace at this time. Read Psalm 119:121-128 (NRSV) I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors. Guarantee your servant’s well-being; do not let the godless oppress me. My eyes […]

Written by Joe Stephenson The Big Secret Part 2 For Part 1 click here Have you ever been a situation where you felt out of place? I have, and let me tell you what! It can be super uncomfortable! About a year and a half ago I moved to Chandler, Indiana. One of my biggest […]

Written by Joe Stephenson The Big Secret Part 1 As of right now, my church is going through a transitional phase. We are currently without a Senior Pastor and guess what? I get to fill the pulpit! I did a sermon series recently titled the Big Secret. The whole point of the series was to […]

Written by Wyatt Stephens Revelation 3:20, “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock.  If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.” I think we can all agree that we don’t go a day without thinking we’re busy.  We […]

Written by Scott Nelson 18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about[a]: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet[b] did not want to expose her […]

Focus Take a few minutes to push the “pause” button on whatever is going on around you and be still with God. Read Mark10:17-22 (NRSV) As he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus […]

HELLO! My name is Taylor Navel. I come from a small town full of big things (aka world’s largest things aka Casey, IL.) I am currently a Social Work major in my junior year at Greenville College. Here at GC, community is a word we hear on the daily, which makes me hate it, just […]

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 James 4:1-7 (NRSV) Those conflicts and disputes among you, where do they come from? Do they not come from your cravings that are at […]

A few days from now, several hundred representatives from various entities of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church (CPC) and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America (CPCA) will descend on Nashville, TN. For the CPC, it will be the 186th such gathering, while it will be the 141st for the CPCA. Of no small significance is the […]