by Josh Waltz | Dec 25, 2016 | A Pastor's Heart
The trimmings of the season were all around me during my Bible reading this morning: the Christmas tree next to my chair, the glow from the seasonal lights reflecting off the pages of my Bible, mellow carols quietly playing in the next room. It seemed a strange...
by Josh Waltz | Dec 11, 2016 | A Pastor's Heart
It all happened in a moment. It was dark. The sheep had bedded down. The shepherds were kicked back on the hillside, captivated by the lights from the little town below. And then, WHAM! The darkness exploded. The angel appeared. And the shepherds were scared out of...
by Josh Waltz | Dec 4, 2016 | A Pastor's Heart
In a word, Christmas is about humility. Consider again the circumstances of Jesus’ birth: the scandalous pregnancy, the low-income family, the stable, the manger, the shepherds. These details seem warm and wonderful to us now, all dressed up in the hues and hominess...
