The following article was originally published on the Place for Truth blog of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals at placefortruth.org. The United States Secret Service is the federal law enforcement agency primarily responsible for protecting high-profile government figures and for conducting investigations into criminal activity targeting the country’s financial infrastructure. In the 2021 fiscal year, the […]
Announcing Good News Storybook Time
We are pleased to announce the first of hopefully many Good News Storybook Time events sponsored by the Antioch Presbyterian Church congregation. Come and join us as we read and share some of the very best Christian storybooks available today. Each of the books we will read are faithful to the Bible, true to the […]
Our Spiritual FAQs
The sun was shining as I parked my car in front of a new sandwich shop downtown when my college classmate in the passenger seat posed the frequently asked question, “What do you as a Presbyterian believe, anyway?” Almost instinctively, I began “I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth…” and […]
Seven Occasions for Fasting
If we are being completely honest with ourselves, the spiritual discipline of fasting is far from “top-of-mind” in our thinking about the Christian life. Yet, it is one of three integral acts of devotion which Jesus highlights in Matthew 6 when instructing His disciples on the way of living in their heavenly Father’s heavenly Kingdom. […]
Promises: God Hears Your Prayers
The following article was originally published on the Place for Truth blog of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals at placefortruth.org. A few years back, there was a clever trend afoot that brought light amusement to some and great annoyance to others. Friends and family members would record a voicemail greeting that began with a cheery “hello,” […]
The Coming of Christ Our Peace (Micah 5:1-5a)
This post is adapted from Pastor Groff’s sermon by the same name delivered on December 25, 2022. Introduction “The night is always darkest just before the dawn.” The idea behind this saying is that when your life seems to be about as bad as it possibly could be, then relief must be coming. In the […]
