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The Feast of Knuckle-Heads
Tonight the top presidential candidates convene for a debate. Many are less than enthusiastic about either of them.

The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Jun 26, 20242 min read


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 19, 20243 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


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


Preparations for Lent
The 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. Pumphrey
Feb 8, 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


Reaching the Next Generation
Young people need to see adults who take their faith seriously.

Dr. Brandon Dasinger
Nov 16, 20232 min read


For All the Saints
After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and...

The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Nov 1, 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


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


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...

The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
Jun 28, 20232 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...

The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
May 17, 20231 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...

The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
May 10, 20233 min read
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