The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey3 days ago2 minGod ahead of usWe often forget one of the ways in which God works. If we were to be more aware, however, I think we would be amazed at what we would find.
The Rev. Thomas C. PumphreyMar 272 minSacred space and sacred timeIn Holy Week, Christians gather to mark the climax of Jesus' ministry: his death and resurrection.
The Rev. Thomas C. PumphreyMar 211 minThe Glorious Paradox of Holy WeekThis weekend starts the great sacred drama of Holy Week. This Sunday is Palm Sunday, when we remember Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem
The Rev. Thomas C. PumphreyMar 142 minThe Impact of DevotionWe often think that service to God must be in grand achievements and bold enterprises.
The Rev. Thomas C. PumphreyMar 72 minTending the FieldsIn Lent, we tend to our lives so that we might be more open to God’s direction, so that God might form and shape us and our dreams.
The Rev. Thomas C. PumphreyFeb 222 minThe Opposite of Isolation is RelationshipI recently received an advertisement from a company that supports churches; the opening line in large letters read “Create Relationships wit
The Rev. Thomas C. PumphreyFeb 82 minPreparations for LentThe 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. PumphreyFeb 12 minCharacter CountsMost 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. PumphreyJan 252 minThe Glory of God in ArtworkThis Sunday we will celebrate the completion of our stained glass windows and we will dedicate them to the glory of God and ask God’s blessi