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Curiosity
Happy Easter! They say that ‘curiosity killed the cat,’ but I wonder if a better saying would be ‘curiosity gave the cat nine lives.’ What I mean is this: God created us as relational creatures—

The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Apr 242 min read
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Beauty and God’s Delight
What experience of beauty takes your breath away? What sight or sound or smell leaves you speechless and awestruck and full of delight all a

The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Apr 32 min read
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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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Vocation and holy work
This week, in our common reading of “Liturgy of the Ordinary,” the author writes about reconciliation, and how our reconciling with God and

The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Mar 202 min read
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Consumers or Worshippers
This Lent, our parish is studying a common book across small groups, Sunday School classes and Bible Studies. ‘Liturgy of the Ordinary’ desc

The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Mar 132 min read
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Humility
I was going to write about the virtue of Humility, but I’m just not good enough… Hmm, perhaps that’s false humility—and a lack of courage to

The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Feb 274 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, Generosity, and Community
Hmm… I hadn’t planned on writing about chastity on Valentine’s Day… I’ll have to factor that in next time… But what better day to consider c

The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Feb 134 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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Worship: Our Response to the Birth of Christ
At the manger we see a variety of characters and a variety of responses to the birth of Christ.

Dr. Brandon Dasinger
Jan 92 min read
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Women of the Bible
The lectionary, which appoints readings that we use in our weekend services, recently gave us readings from Esther and Ruth, as well as the

The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Nov 21, 20242 min read
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The Blessing of Discipline
The word “discipline” often conjures up images of a child sitting for “time-out,” or conflict in the classroom. The word seems to mean many

The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Nov 14, 20242 min read
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The Strength of a People
One of our prayers was certainly answered this week: an early, clear outcome of the presidential election without unrest and accusations and

The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Nov 7, 20242 min read
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Job’s Hope
The Sunday Old Testament readings recently have come from Job. Job went through horrible tragedy and loss through no fault of his own.

The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Oct 17, 20242 min read
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Learning Worship & Liturgy
When I was a kid and my dad would take me to a baseball game, I found the experience full of majesty and mystery.

The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Oct 10, 20243 min read
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What is Church?
But when the kids leave for college, have the parents graduated from church?

The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Aug 15, 20241 min read
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Rooted in Christ
In my quest for a tall fescue lawn, I’ve heard that one important element is applying treatments that strengthen the roots of the grass.

The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Jul 18, 20242 min read
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Lord, for the years
Happy Fourth of July! On this Independence Day, we celebrate what we see as the birth of our nation, founded on the grace of God with gifts

The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Jul 4, 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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Loss and empowerment in the Ascension
Today is the Feast of the Ascension. We remember how Jesus, risen from the dead, gathered with his disciples outside Jerusalem, said goodbye

The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
May 9, 20242 min read
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