Archive for April 2025

Outside the tomb. When I think of Easter, I think of a farm. I think of green fields and grass, and I think of a cross. The farm is gone now. The fields are gone. The cross disappeared the day after Easter that year. I don’t remember exactly what year it was. I know I…

Called to Be Faithful, Rev. Dr. Jay Marshall Groat, April 13, 2025 Is it OK if I let you in on a little secret? Somebody nod yes. OK. My little secret is this. In terms of sermon preparation, every week I wait for a hook, I call it the hook. I’ve been doing this for 35-plus years now, and I still…

I’d like to inform everyone that it was in total consciousness that I’m making sure that you hear this story more than once. This is very much by design. Many years ago, decades ago, I had a marketing expert in the church that I served at the time. I mean, this guy wrote books about…