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...
top of page
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Jul 27, 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.
23 views
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Jul 20, 20232 min read
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...
26 views
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Jun 29, 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...
24 views
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
May 25, 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...
6 views
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
May 18, 20231 min read
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...
3 views
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
May 11, 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...
4 views
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
May 4, 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...
13 views
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Apr 19, 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...
4 views
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Apr 13, 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...
6 views
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Apr 6, 20231 min read
The Great Three Days
"So, could you not stay awake with me one hour?” Matthew 26:40b Dear Friends in Christ, If Easter is to be more than bunnies and candy,...
19 views
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Mar 30, 20232 min read
The Crowds
The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting… Matthew 21:9a Dear Friends in Christ, What were the crowds shouting?...
14 views
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Mar 16, 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...
5 views
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Mar 9, 20233 min read
Rite I
O Worship the Lord in the beauty of Holiness* Let the whole earth stand in awe of him. Psalm 96:9a Dear Friends in Christ, What is Rite I...
18 views
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...
4 views
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...
31 views
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Feb 9, 20232 min read
Why a Sermon?
So they read from the book, from the law of God, with interpretation. They gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading....
5 views
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Feb 2, 20232 min read
The Creeds
“…recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise. Bind...
6 views
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Jan 26, 20233 min read
Using the Bible in Worship
All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that...
11 views
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...
15 views
bottom of page