Today was filled with committee meetings and hallway politics so there is not a great deal to report except that all committees did apparently finish their work in a timely manner. Any remaining committee work will conclude on Wednesday. Many attendees take the opportunity to explore the host city.

  Reflect Abraham and Sarah’s story is quite extraordinary, for in it, God calls two people considered well past their prime to do things that people their age simply didn’t do: move to another country and start a family. But their faith in God’s plan for their lives helped them carry out God’s wishes in […]

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 Mark 9:14-29 New Revised Standard Version 14 When they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, […]

George E. Cates, 83, of Memphis died June 21, 2021, when his small airplane crashed near Jackson, Tennessee. George was a benefactor of Memphis Theological Seminary. MTS President Jody Hill said, “George and Bena Cates have been the epitome of Christian servants. They have been deeply committed to the mission of MTS both as students […]

Billie Jean Hedgecock Wyatt, 96, of Kingston, Tennessee, died June 26, 2021. She was a member of Youngs Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church where she served as an elder, Sunday school teacher, choir director, church historian, and youth leader. She was born April 18, 1932, in Roane County, Tenessee, and has been a lifelong resident of […]

The Reverend Dr. Ronald B. Mays (Covenant Presbytery) has been named athletic director for Ballard County (Kentucky) Schools. Mays has been a Ballard Memorial High School teacher and coach. He replaces Tim Adams, who was recently named the new principal at Ballard Memorial High School.   Dr. Mays holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting […]

Hannah Locks, a Cumberland Presbyterian youth and member of the Spring Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Grace Presbytery) in Montevallo, Alabama, was at Grace Presbytery Camp in Millport, Alabama, June 17, 2020, and “having the time of her life” on “Water Day” on an inflatable water slide when she suffered an accident which resulted in a […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read 1 Samuel 31 New Revised Standard Version 31 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines, and many fell on Mount Gilboa. 2 The Philistines overtook Saul and his […]

After a year’s delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 190th General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church was called to order by retiring moderator the Reverend Shelia O’Mara who has served as moderator for two years. Mayor Greg Fisher of Louisville, Kentucky, addressed the assembly welcoming the meeting to the city as one of […]

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 2 Corinthians 8:16-24 New Revised Standard Version 16 But thanks be to God who put in the heart of Titus the same eagerness for you that I myself have. 17 For he […]