by Josh Waltz | Dec 30, 2018 | A Pastor's Heart
Two weeks ago, I wrote that every problem in our world is ultimately a unity problem, rooted in human sin. God creates harmony and order; sin is disintegration, fragmentation, breakdown, chaos. Thankfully, Jesus came to restore unity and harmony to the entire created...
by Josh Waltz | Dec 23, 2018 | A Pastor's Heart
The word “advent” simply means “coming.” When used in a Christian setting like ours, it refers to the arrival of Jesus Christ in the world. For the people of God, however, Advent usually has much more to do with waiting than arriving. The four outer candles on the...
by Josh Waltz | Dec 16, 2018 | A Pastor's Heart
It’s no exaggeration to say that our world is falling apart. That’s not being pessimistic; it’s just being honest. And biblical. Paul wrote: “The creation itself experiences bondage to decay” and even now “the whole creation groans,” waiting for renewal (Rom...
by Josh Waltz | Dec 9, 2018 | A Pastor's Heart
Dec 9, 2018 Who is Jesus really? That’s the issue we’re tackling in our Advent series: “They Will Call His Name.” The question matters to us because it mattered to Jesus. In conversation with the people of His day, He was relentless about pressing home His identity....
