Since 2019, Pastor Jay has been a regular contributing writer for the Omaha World Herald’s “From the Pulpit” section of the Sunday newspaper. Below is an archive of all of Pastor Jay’s articles. Enjoy!
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Our Hope Ahead
5 January, 2025Published in the Omaha World Herald’s “From the Pulpit” January 5, 2025 Reverend Eric L. Jay “Our Hope Ahead” Isn’t it strange how the longer you live, the shorter each day and each year seem to be? I suppose it…
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Better to Receive
8 December, 2024Published in the Omaha World Herald’s “From the Pulpit” December 8, 2024 Reverend Eric L. Jay “Better to Receive” It will be said many times this time of year, “It is better to give than to receive.” Is it? If,…
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Cakewalk
27 October, 2024Published in the Omaha World Herald’s “From the Pulpit” October 27, 2024 Reverend Eric L. Jay “Cakewalk” In a 2014 article published by Psychology Today, corporate marketing guru Drew Boyd recounted the story of how in the 1950s, General Mills…
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Changeless
29 September, 2024Published in the Omaha World Herald’s “From the Pulpit” September 29, 2024 Reverend Eric L. Jay “Changeless” Change is an unavoidable and constant reality. Change can be scary. Change can be helpful or hurtful. Change can be reinvigorating, or it…
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Well-Pleased
30 June, 2024Published in the Omaha World Herald’s “From the Pulpit” June 30, 2024 Reverend Eric L. Jay “Well-Pleased” In 1976 stuntman Kenny Powers attempted what would have been the longest car jump in history. Powers and his team had been meticulously…
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A New Day to Pray
7 May, 2023Published in the Omaha World Herald’s “From the Pulpit” May 7, 2023 Reverend Eric L. Jay “A New Day to Pray” My grandmother once told me, “Every morning when you wake up, knock on heaven’s door before your feet hit…
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Lenten Worship
12 March, 2023Published in the Omaha World Herald’s “From the Pulpit” March 12, 2023 Reverend Eric L. Jay “Lenten Worship” The season of Lent is a season of devoted meditation on the sufferings of our Lord Jesus and His death on the…
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No Luck
22 January, 2023Published in the Omaha World Herald’s “From the Pulpit” January 22, 2023 Reverend Eric L. Jay “No Luck” We have all said it at one time or another. Maybe we said it to a friend who was going for a…
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Enter
20 November, 2022Published in the Omaha World Herald’s “From the Pulpit” November 20, 2022 Reverend Eric L. Jay “Enter” “When it rains, it pours.” “Bad things come in threes.” “Misery loves company.” “And just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse…”…
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Bittersweet
25 September, 2022Published in the Omaha World Herald’s “From the Pulpit” September 25, 2022 Reverend Eric L. Jay “bittersweet” Life is full of bittersweet moments. Moments that carry with them both the bitterness of undesirable or unpleasant circumstances and wonderful experiences of…