Ruby “Susie” Estes Denman, 92, of Murfreesboro, widow of the Reverend E.H. “Denny” Denman, Jr., (d. June 22, 2011), and a member of the Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Murfreesboro Presbytery) died on August 1, 2020. Susie was born July 18, 1928, in Fosterville, Tennessee, to Walter and Sally Benson Estes. The Denmans served a number […]

Peggy Jean Johnson Teague, 88, died August 27, 2020, in Tullahoma, Tennessee. She was a member of Winchester Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Murfreesboro Presbytery) where she served as a pianist and organist for over 25 years. Read more: https://www.tullahomanews.com/obituaries/peggy-jean-johnson-teague-obituary/article_af813bb2-e942-11ea-9375-4336ba418ea9.html

Harry Baker, 89, of Paducah, Kentucky, died on Saturday, August 29, 2020. He was a long-time member of the Margaret Hank Memorial Cumberland Presbyterian Church, which was merged into Grace Covenant Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Covenant Presbytery), where he served on various boards and committees. Harry was a 1950 graduate of Butler High School in Princeton, […]

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 Revelation 3:1-6 3 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who has the seven spirits of […]

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 Romans 12:9-21 9 Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; 10 love one another with […]

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 26 Plea for Justice and Declaration of Righteousness Of David. 1 Vindicate me, O Lord,     for I have walked in […]

A Prayer for Those Affected by the Destruction of Hurricane LauraBy Kristi Lounsbury As the Psalmist tells us, your people can cry out to you in their distress and you will calm the storm (Psalm 107:28-29). Mighty God, we cry out to you now as we have many people hurting from the path of destruction […]

New Hopewell Presbytery (CPCA) September 2020 meeting and Tennessee Synod (CPCA) October 2020 meeting have been postponed to 2021. No additional information is available at this time.

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Matthew 8:14-17 Jesus Heals Many 14 When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. 15 He touched her hand and the fever left […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Psalm 26 Plea for Justice and Declaration of Righteousness Of David. 1 Vindicate me, O Lord,     for I have walked in my integrity,     and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering. 2 Prove me, O Lord, and […]