by Josh Waltz | Feb 25, 2024 | A Pastor's Heart
One of my seminary professors used to call baptism “Jesus’ altar call.” In other words, baptism is the immediate response to the gospel Jesus Himself ordained for His followers. Are you a Christian? Show it by being baptized. If you claim to be a Christian and you’ve...
by Josh Waltz | Feb 18, 2024 | A Pastor's Heart
Critics often attack Christianity because of all the evil and suffering in the world: “If there is a God, why is my life so hard?” It’s the classic “Problem of Evil.” But there is an equal and opposite problem for atheism that we might call the “Problem of Goodness.”...
by Josh Waltz | Feb 11, 2024 | A Pastor's Heart
David’s meditation in Psalm 19 draws our attention to the finely tuned movements of the stars, particularly our own sun as it arcs across the sky: “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. …In them he has set a tent for the...
by Josh Waltz | Feb 4, 2024 | A Pastor's Heart
How do you know there is a God? Over the next three weeks, I’ll lay out three arguments in this column that are fairly easy to understand, easy to remember, and powerfully convincing: Origins, Design, and Goodness (= ODG or… GOD!). This week: origins. For as long as...
by Josh Waltz | Jan 28, 2024 | A Pastor's Heart
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. (Col 4:6) Paul instructs us to speak in a manner “always full of grace,” and for good reason. The gospel is a message of love and compassion, and we have to...
by Josh Waltz | Jan 21, 2024 | A Pastor's Heart
Last week I wrote about the first step in evangelism: talking to God about people. Taking our cues from Colossians 4:3-4, we pray that God will give us opportunities, that we will take them when they come, and that we will share the message clearly. These three...
