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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Jun 26, 20242 min read
The Feast of Knuckle-Heads
Tonight the top presidential candidates convene for a debate. Many are less than enthusiastic about either of them.
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Nov 1, 20232 min read
For All the Saints
After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Jun 28, 20232 min read
Happy Anniversary!
I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, lives...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
May 10, 20233 min read
Communion and the Body of Christ
The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
May 3, 20232 min read
Praying in Worship Services
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people… 1 Timothy 2:1 Dear...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Apr 12, 20232 min read
Easter is a Beginning
They said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Mar 15, 20232 min read
Who is We?
Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. 1 Corinthians 12:27 Dear Friends in Christ, Let me explain the strange...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Feb 23, 20231 min read
Ash Wednesday
Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the people… Joel 2:15b – 16a Dear Friends in Christ, Sometimes the season of Lent creeps...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Dec 15, 20223 min read
Anamnesis
Then he took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body, which is given for...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Nov 11, 20222 min read
What are Eucharistic Visitors?
We who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread. 1 Corinthians 10:17b Dear Friends in Christ, With COVID restrictions...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Oct 26, 20223 min read
Why Communion?
For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. 1 Corinthians 11:26 Dear...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Oct 12, 20222 min read
What is the “offertory?”
And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5:2 Dear Friends in...
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