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God ahead of us
We often forget one of the ways in which God works. If we were to be more aware, however, I think we would be amazed at what we would find.
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Apr 25, 20242 min read
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The Glorious Paradox of Holy Week
This weekend starts the great sacred drama of Holy Week. This Sunday is Palm Sunday, when we remember Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Mar 21, 20241 min read
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The Impact of Devotion
We often think that service to God must be in grand achievements and bold enterprises.
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Mar 14, 20242 min read
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Tending the Fields
In Lent, we tend to our lives so that we might be more open to God’s direction, so that God might form and shape us and our dreams.
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Mar 7, 20242 min read
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The Opposite of Isolation is Relationship
I recently received an advertisement from a company that supports churches; the opening line in large letters read “Create Relationships wit
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Feb 22, 20242 min read
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Character Counts
Most any culture always faces the risk of slipping into a mob mentality, where passions overcome reason, where tribe and party overcome what
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Feb 1, 20242 min read
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Litany for the New Year
Merry Christmas! And Happy New Year!
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Dec 28, 20232 min read
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The Eternal God and the Messy World
Merry Christmas! I pray that you are aware of God coming closer to you this Christmas.
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Dec 28, 20232 min read
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Waiting for God's Presence
Is it still Advent? This season before Christmas will go quickly this year:
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Dec 21, 20232 min read
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Prepare
The word “prepare” must have a long dictionary entry. How do we prepare?
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Dec 14, 20232 min read
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Holy Peace
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May those who love you be secure. Psalm 122:6 Dear Friends in Christ, With so much going on in our...
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Oct 26, 20235 min read
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Spiritual growth in an earthly matter
Of all the spiritual practices available to Christians, one seems out of place, and yet it has been for me one of the most powerful.
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Oct 5, 20233 min read
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Listen, Love, Invite, Connect
…And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved. Acts 2:47b Dear Friends in Christ, You, personally, play such...
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Sep 28, 20233 min read
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God's Generosity
How wonderful it is to be more and more aware of God's generosity!
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Sep 21, 20231 min read
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Caring and Thriving
I pray that you are well and thriving as we move into the fall season!
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Sep 7, 20232 min read
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Christian Friendships
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but...
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Aug 17, 20232 min read
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The Love of Learning and the Desire for God
The Christian life is always full of the joy of learning—if we are open to it.
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Jul 27, 20232 min read
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The mysterious presence of God
"Surely the LORD is in this place-- and I did not know it!" Genesis 28:16b Dear Friends in Christ, Jacob had a dream of a ladder to...
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Jul 20, 20232 min read
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Empowered by God
When they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke...
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
May 25, 20232 min read
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Feast of the Ascension
So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went out...
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
May 18, 20231 min read
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