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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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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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Thanksgiving
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1...
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Nov 23, 20232 min read
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Reaching the Next Generation
Young people need to see adults who take their faith seriously.
Dr. Brandon Dasinger
Nov 16, 20232 min read
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Holy Living, Holy Dying
We often avoid discussing or thinking practically about our own death. But doing so is an enormous blessing for ourselves and especially for
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Nov 2, 20234 min read
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Tithing in the real world
Set apart a tithe of all the yield of your seed that is brought in yearly from the field. Deuteronomy 14:22
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Oct 12, 20234 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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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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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...
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Jun 29, 20232 min read
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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...
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Jun 22, 20232 min read
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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...
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Jun 1, 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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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...
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
May 11, 20233 min read
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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...
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
May 4, 20232 min read
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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...
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Apr 27, 20232 min read
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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...
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Apr 19, 20232 min read
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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...
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Mar 23, 20233 min read
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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...
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Mar 2, 20234 min read
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