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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Sep 27, 20233 min read
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...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Sep 6, 20232 min read
Caring and Thriving
I pray that you are well and thriving as we move into the fall season!
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Aug 16, 20232 min read
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...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Jul 26, 20232 min read
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.
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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
Jun 21, 20232 min read
Karibu
When [Lydia] and her household were baptized, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come and stay at...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
May 31, 20232 min read
Receiving and Sharing
And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
May 24, 20232 min read
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...
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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 26, 20232 min read
Sending
“Go in peace to love and serve the Lord!” BCP, 366 Dear Friends in Christ, Each Sunday, you are sent by God on a mission. In fact, you...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Apr 18, 20232 min read
Revealed Together
That same hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven and their companions gathered together. Luke 24:33 Dear...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Mar 22, 20233 min read
Seeds for Mission
He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Mar 2, 20234 min read
Institution? Or Christian Community?
Therefore, friends, select from among yourselves seven men of good standing, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint to...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Dec 22, 20222 min read
Isolation and relationship
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us… John 1:14a Dear Friends in Christ, Sometimes its hard to pick up a phone to call a friend....
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Aug 31, 20222 min read
More Reflections on a Sabbatical
But in the seventh year there shall be a sabbath of complete rest for the land, a sabbath for the LORD… Leviticus 25:4a Dear Friends in...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Aug 24, 20222 min read
Passing the Peace
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15 Dear...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Aug 3, 20222 min read
Growing Together
Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts,...
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Camie Schade
Jul 20, 20222 min read
Holy or Wholly?
“Post this at all the intersections, dear friends: Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the...
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The Rev. Elisa P. Harres
Jul 6, 20222 min read
Hands that Hold
“Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people...
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