by Josh Waltz | Dec 22, 2019 | A Pastor's Heart
How did the angel say it that night? “Unto you is born this day a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” In that one sentence, we have the heart and soul of Christianity. It’s volumes of doctrine in one line. It’s the gospel in miniature. If He is “the Lord,” this child was...
by Josh Waltz | Dec 15, 2019 | 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...
by Josh Waltz | Dec 1, 2019 | 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 at His incarnation. For the people of God, however, Advent usually has much more to do with waiting than arriving. The four outer...
