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Our Mission is Growing Disciples of Jesus Christ
God in our midst
This Sunday, we bid goodbye to Mother Elisa Harres after over fifteen years of faithful service.
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
May 3, 20242 min read
God ahead of us
We 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. Pumphrey
Apr 25, 20242 min read
The Glorious Paradox of Holy Week
This 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. Pumphrey
Mar 21, 20241 min read
The Impact of Devotion
We often think that service to God must be in grand achievements and bold enterprises.
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Mar 13, 20242 min read
Tending the Fields
In 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. Pumphrey
Mar 7, 20242 min read
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
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
Litany for the New Year
Merry Christmas! And Happy New Year!
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Dec 28, 20232 min read
The Eternal God and the Messy World
Merry Christmas! I pray that you are aware of God coming closer to you this Christmas.
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Dec 28, 20232 min read
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
Prepare
The word “prepare” must have a long dictionary entry. How do we prepare?
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Dec 14, 20232 min read
Holy Peace
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May those who love you be secure. Psalm 122:6 Dear Friends in Christ, With so much going on in our...
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Oct 25, 20235 min read
Spiritual growth in an earthly matter
Of all the spiritual practices available to Christians, one seems out of place, and yet it has been for me one of the most powerful.
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Oct 4, 20233 min read
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 27, 20233 min read
God's Generosity
How wonderful it is to be more and more aware of God's generosity!
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Sep 20, 20231 min read
Caring and Thriving
I pray that you are well and thriving as we move into the fall season!
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Sep 6, 20232 min read
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 16, 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.
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Jul 26, 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...
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Jul 20, 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...
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
May 24, 20232 min read
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