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Toby J. Sumpter

Toby J. Sumpter serves as pastor at King's Cross Church in Moscow, Idaho and is the author of the commentary Job Through New Eyes: A Son for Glory. He is married to Jenny and they have four children.
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The Aesthetics of Prophecy

The Aesthetics of Prophecy

Jun 24, 2014
Beauty is all the rage. You can’t get three sentences in modern theology without tripping over words like “aesthetics” and “beauty” and “Christianity and the arts.” And in many ways this is a welcome shift. The several-century Christian retreat from…
Toby J. Sumpter
Jun 24, 2014
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Blessings Too Big

Blessings Too Big

Feb 1, 2014
Recently, my son (age 2) looked up at his big sister (age 5) sitting on the bathroom counter next to the sink, raised his little arms and said confidently, “Jump my arms! My catch wu!” [Let the reader be aware…
Toby J. Sumpter
Feb 1, 2014
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The Thumbtack of Faith

Oct 12, 2013
At bottom, the difference between faith in God and all other alternatives is a choice: to believe or not to believe. But this is no blind leap of faith. Faith is not irrational. Faith is not insanity. Faith is not…
Toby J. Sumpter
Oct 12, 2013
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Glory Dust

Oct 25, 2012
We are inextricably embedded in this world, in the material world. The wind scrapes our faces as much as the branches of low hanging trees. Words and images ricochet through space and time like chisels swung against marble, chipping, shaping…
Toby J. Sumpter
Oct 25, 2012

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