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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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Practical Chastity
I wrote in the last two weeks (here and here) about chastity, as part of a series on Stewardship, Chastity and Humility.
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Feb 208 min read
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Chastity, Culture, and God’s Dream for us
I’m writing a series on stewardship, chastity and humility, virtues that underlie monastic vows of poverty, celibacy and obedience, virtues
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Feb 65 min read
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Restraint
Athletes exercise self-control in all things; they do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we [do it to receive] an imperishable one. 1...
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Jan 232 min read
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Epiphany and Integrity
The season of Epiphany is all about God revealing himself to the world—about Jesus showing who he is to others.
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Jan 163 min read
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Growing Deeper in Christ: Perseverance and New Beginnings
Each day, we step forward into new opportunities, building on what has come before.
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Sep 26, 20242 min read
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Growing Deeper in Christ: Devotion and Commitment
Sometimes we are so delighted by a friend or family member that we can’t wait to be together and to be generous.
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Aug 22, 20242 min read
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Do I really have to go to church?
Spoiler alert: the answer is yes! But you could have guessed that, couldn’t you?
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Jun 20, 20243 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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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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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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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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