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, […]
The Eleventh Commandment
The following story about a famous meeting between James Usher (1581-1656) and Samuel Rutherford (c. 1600-1661) comes from Dr. William M. Taylor’s book of lectures entitled The Scottish Pulpit from the Reformation to the Present Day, published in 1887 by Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square in New York City. It can be found in an […]
Jesus Christ as Pastor
The following article was originally published in July 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. To watch or listen to a recording of this material as a Sunday School class, […]
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 […]
Confessional Millennials?
The following article was originally published on the Christward Collective (now Place for Truth) blog of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals at placefortruth.org. Confessionalists value unity; Millennials celebrate individualism. Confessionalists cherish tradition; Millennials love innovation. Confessionalists are guardians; Millennials are liberators. The combination of these words seems like an oxymoron. But does it make sense to completely […]
