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 […]
Psalm 130: Redeemed from the Depths
The following article was originally published on the Place for Truth blog of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals at placefortruth.org. You would not know it from a vantage point on one of the many docks dotting the shoreline of Lake Murray, but this manmade reservoir is uniquely massive. The so-called “Jewel of South Carolina” has […]
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. […]
Irresistible Grace & Shepherding
The following article was originally published on the Place for Truth blog of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals at placefortruth.org. Front office and back office, cast and crew, sales and operations, business development and customer care: what do each of these pairs have in common? Typically, members of the first group in each couplet will […]
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 […]
What a Privilege!
The following article was originally published in October 2018 on the Alliance of Confessing Evangelical’s blog entitled Christward Collective (now absorbed into Place for Truth). During family worship one night, my son was growing increasingly distracted—to which children his age are inclined. I gently reached over and grasped my son’s shoulders, and said, “Remember son, […]
