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 Psalm 81:1-3 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) To the leader: according to The Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of […]

“So this was me last night. All the prayers you can offer are so welcome. I was again frontline in the COVID-19 ER last night while we accepted all these super scared residents from the nursing home. I felt so bad for them. Pray for them as well. They are scared. What this means for […]

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Red River Presbytery has cancelled their spring 2020 meeting which had already been postponed. Full text of the announcement is below. With our President extending the social distancing period to April 30, the Executive Council of Red River Presbytery voted to cancel the Spring 2020 meeting of Red […]

Art (short for Artist) King, a music major at Odessa College is now attending University of Texas, Permian Basin, studying visual art with an emphasis in graphic design and a minor in marketing, runs media and provides special music for St. Andrew Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Odessa, Texas (Presbytery Del Cristo). He also works as […]

Timothy Suenram, a former Cumberland Presbyterian Minister, died on Friday, March 27, 2020. He had been placed in an induced coma in the hopes his body would heal. Tim and his first wife, Elizabeth, were members of Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He came under care of Western Presbytery (formerly Lubbock Presbytery) […]

All of us are currently navigating our new world in the midst of our global pandemic Covid-19. The Discipleship Ministry Team applauds all of our churches for their continued ministry and want to help. We know there are many different things out there and we’ve tried to curate a helpful list compiled in one spot […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Acts 20:7-12 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) On the first day of the week, when we met to break bread, Paul was holding a discussion with them; since he intended to leave […]

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 Ezekiel 37:1-14 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Luke 24:44-53 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Then he said to them, ‘These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in […]

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 Ezekiel 33:10-16 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Now you, mortal, say to the house of Israel, Thus you have said: ‘Our transgressions and our […]