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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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…
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Not for Sale
7 August, 2022Published in the Omaha World Herald’s “From the Pulpit” August 7, 2022 Reverend Eric L. Jay “not for sale” Nine-percent inflation is hurting some of us more than others. We can all see it even if we don’t feel it’s…
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Stuntman
12 June, 2022Published in the Omaha World Herald’s “From the Pulpit” June 12, 2022 Reverend Eric L. Jay “Stuntman” Actor Kevin Bacon once shared a conversation he had with his 6-year-old son after he watched his father in the movie Footloose for…
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Seek the Living and Live
17 April, 2022Published in the Omaha World Herald’s “From the Pulpit” April 17, 2022 Reverend Eric L. Jay “Seek the living and live” By definition, a miracle is only a miracle if it defies a complete and rational explanation. When the disciples…
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And Injustice for All
13 February, 2022Published in the Omaha World Herald’s “From the Pulpit” February 13, 2022 Reverend Eric L. Jay “and injustice for all” “It just doesn’t seem fair, Pastor. Life isn’t fair.” The pause and look on their face told me this wasn’t…
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Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love
19 December, 2021Published in the Omaha World Herald’s “From the Pulpit” December 19, 2021 Reverend Eric L. Jay “Hope, peace, joy, and love” Hope, peace, joy, and love are words we hear a lot of during the Christmas season, but what are…
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Terrestrial Testimony
17 October, 2021Published in the Omaha World Herald’s “From the Pulpit” October 17, 2021 Reverend Eric L. Jay “terrestrial testimony” The beauty of Fall reminds us of the beautiful work God has promised to do in our hearts through faith in Him. …
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Dealing With Disappointment
22 August, 2021Published in the Omaha World Herald’s “From the Pulpit” August 22, 2021 Reverend Eric L. Jay “dealing with disappointment” None of us like to be disappointed, especially when we have invested so much of our hopes, time, and energy trying…
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Words
13 June, 2021Published in the Omaha World Herald’s “From the Pulpit” June 13, 2021 Reverend Eric L. Jay “Words” Words have power. The words that we use not only have a very real impact on those around us, but the words we…
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Why?
18 April, 2021Published in the Omaha World Herald’s “From the Pulpit” April 18, 2021 Reverend Eric L. Jay “WHy?” One of the most powerful questions in the world is the question “why?” Police detectives know that discovering “why?” a crime was committed…