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 […]
The Divine Hammer of the Reformation
The following article was originally published in November 2019 on Woodruff Road Presbyterian Church’s blog, “Pastor’s Press.” Pastor Groff served as a pastoral intern at Woodruff Road Presbyterian Church before coming to Antioch as part of the current reorganization effort. Martin Luther (1483-1546) gets a lot of press this time of year, and for good cause. […]
The Gift of Sleep: Capturing the Biblical Vision of Rest
The following article was originally published in September 2016 on the Alliance of Confessing Evangelical’s blog entitled Christward Collective (now absorbed into Place for Truth). Caffeine. Late-night TV. Smartphones. Sugar. After-hours work e-mails. What do they have in common? With stunning success, we use these things – and more besides – to regularly rob ourselves of […]
Presence is Greater than Presents
The following article was originally published in June 2020 on Woodruff Road Presbyterian Church’s blog, “Pastor’s Press.” Pastor Groff served as a pastoral intern at Woodruff Road Presbyterian Church before coming to Antioch as part of the current reorganization effort. The months of May and June are bursting with birthday celebrations in my family. Colorful […]
Reflecting on Ruth
This past Lord’s Day, we concluded an eight-week sermon series on the book of Ruth. I entitled this series, The Search for a Redeemer. Blessed be the Name of the Lord, we found the Redeemer! He has come, and He is here. Before diving into a new series, two reflections are in order. First, the […]
