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Beauty and God’s Delight
What experience of beauty takes your breath away? What sight or sound or smell leaves you speechless and awestruck and full of delight all a
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
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Pain and Promise in the Church
Have you ever encountered flaws in the church? If you haven’t, then you haven’t had much contact with the church.
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Mar 273 min read
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Vocation and holy work
This week, in our common reading of “Liturgy of the Ordinary,” the author writes about reconciliation, and how our reconciling with God and
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Mar 202 min read
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Sacred space and sacred time
In Holy Week, Christians gather to mark the climax of Jesus' ministry: his death and resurrection.
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Mar 27, 20242 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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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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Preparations for Lent
The season of Lent begins next Wednesday, Ash Wednesday. Lent is the season of preparation before the Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Feb 8, 20242 min read
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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...
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Apr 13, 20232 min read
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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...
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Feb 23, 20231 min read
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