First, it became fashionable for guys to have one ear pierced. Then tattooing surged in popularity. Then the piercing craze expanded in both genders to include every part of the body. Nowadays young people are actually having themselves branded! Fads and fashions come and go, and it’s a shame that some people alter their bodies […]

Focus Take a few minutes to push the “pause” button on whatever is going on around you and be still with God. Read Philippians 1:15-21 15 Some proclaim Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from goodwill. 16 These proclaim Christ out of love, knowing that I have been put here for the defense of the gospel; 17 the others […]

The Reverend Ernest Harris, 97 (Trinity Presbytery), known to most as Ernie, died September 24, 2020, in Ukiah, California, where he lived near his son, Robin, and daughter in law, Becky. The Reverend Mark McNeese said of Ernie, “He was truly one of my heroes and I was very blessed to be considered a brother […]

Focus Turn off your cell phone, TV, or radio. Listen to the silence that is around you. Listen for God to speak to you. Read Matthew 9:2-8 2 And just then some people were carrying a paralyzed man lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, son; your […]

Barry James Rolen, 38, of Talbott, Tennessee, died September 4, 2020, four days after having retired from the United States Air Force. Barry was born on October 9, 1981. He was a member of Talbott Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Presbytery of East Tennessee).

Bill Lamb, 70, of Eagleville, Tennessee, died on Thursday, September 24, 2020. He was a member of Rocky Glade Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Murfreesboro Presbytery) where he served as an elder and as clerk of the session. Bill served as a helicopter mechanic in the Tennessee Army National Guard and retired as Deputy Director of Contracting […]

Sylvia Elizabeth Parker Scott will turn 100 on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. Mrs. Scott is a long-time member of the Church Street Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Huntsville, Alabama. “Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. Came to Huntsville in 1947 as a bride and have been here ever since,” says Scott. “You heard her say that […]

Robert “Buck” Dayton Hayes, 93, of Smyrna, Tennessee, died September 22, 2020. Having been a member for over 70 years, Mr. Robert was Jerusalem Cumberland Presbyterian Church’s oldest living member at the time of his death. He was an elder, a deacon, and served as church treasurer for 35 years. He was a veteran of […]

Memphis Theological Seminary has announced fall semester course topics for Sunday Morning Seminary, a free virtual educational opportunity offered by their faculty. Both ongoing and archived courses may be accessed through the seminary website at memphisseminary.edu. October 4 & 11, 2020, Faith Formation in the 21st Century, presented by Dr. Carmichael Crutchfield., Professor of Christian […]

This week’s guest on “Cumberland Road” is the Reverend Nate Mathews, senior pastor at the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Lubbock, Texas. He talks about experiencing the love of God that is real, raw and unconditional. Next Wednesday, the Reverend Samantha Hassell, will be the guest on Cumberland Road. She has been a Christian educator […]