Cumberland Presbyterian Ponderings

These are Tom's weekly messages with a few additional posts. Note: Tate Publishing is out of business; therefore, the links with the titles on this page will go to Tom's self-published versions at Amazon.com

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Mission Creep: Pastor, Building, or Mission?

In my ten years as an ordained elder, eighteen years as an ordained minister, serving on denominational and presbyterial boards and comm...

Sunday, December 14, 2025

How long is Advent?

The countdown is getting close to single digits. I know what you are thinking: Soon we won’t have to endure the dad jokes. Good, I won’t...

Saturday, November 29, 2025

Box of Chocolates

We have been through books of the Bible, One Month to Live , several years though the lectionary, the Confession of Faith, some segue-type...

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Anxiety and Thanksgiving cannot occupy the same space

Read Psalm 100 All at once, the past, present, and future walked into a bar. It was a tense moment. Did you hear about the claustr...

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