Focus Relax and listen. Consciously prepare to hear God’s Word. Clear your mind of the worries and tasks that lie before you. Open your heart and allow it to refresh. Read Matthew 16:5-12 New Revised Standard Version 5 When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring any bread. 6 Jesus said to them, “Watch […]

Focus Close your eyes and open yourself as you relax into a peaceful state. Be willing to expose yourself for who you are as God created you to be. Breathe deeply as you prepare to hear God’s Word. Read Joshua 23 New Revised Standard Version 23 A long time afterward, when the Lord had given rest to Israel […]

Focus Breathe in clear thoughts of peace and reflection as you prepare to hear God speak to you through the scripture and the writer. Put aside all the things the world says you have to accomplish today and use this time to rest in God’s presence. Read 1 Corinthians 11:17-22 New Revised Standard Version 17 Now […]

Memphis Theological Seminary’s Director of Student Services, Barry Anderson, was featured in a WREG Memphis story about the Iona Burrito Ministry. Anderson serves as the coordinator for the Burrito Ministry, which provides food, clothing, and supplies to people experiencing homelessness in downtown Memphis. Anderson says, “We just don’t judge what happens that brings a person here. This is […]

Pastor Christopher Phifer was officially appointed as the Assistant Dean for the Elders Academy, Logistics & Operations of The Franklin Knight-Solomon Williams Institute for the General Council of Pastors and Elders of the Church Of God In Christ worldwide serving 15,000 pastors and 40,000 ordained elders. We are so honored that Pastor Phifer is Memphis […]

MEMPHIS 7/28/2021: MTS is delighted that the safety and effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccines have made it possible for us to re-open and welcome our community back to campus. At the same time, we’re aware that certain health conditions, as well as the rapid spread of the Delta variant, mean that some MTS folks are […]

Reflect Jacob pushed his luck too far with Esau by stealing not only his brother’s birthright but his father’s blessing as well. With Esau bent on revenge, Jacob must run away to save his own skin. During his flight, he receives extraordinary news from God—God’s plans for Jacob are that he will receive the land […]

Focus Let your soul take a moment of rest as you hear God’s word. Put your busy schedule, wandering mind, stressful thoughts, and burdened heart at the feet of the cross and open up to God’s voice as the Giver of Life tends your soul. Read Mark 6:35-44 New Revised Standard Version 35 When it grew […]

Glenn E. Wills, 85, of Lebanon, Tennessee, died July 26, 2021. Glenn was an elder and long-time Sunday school superintendent for Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church. His son, the Reverend Brent Wills, is a Cumberland Presbyterian minister.

Walter Leslie Waddle, 65, of McKenzie, Tennessee, died July 23, 2021. Walter was a member of McKenzie Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery) where he had served as choir director. As a “preacher’s kid,” he was well known in the Cumberland Presbyterian and Bethel College communities. Walter was born May 9, 1956, to the Reverend […]