by Josh Waltz | Jul 21, 2019 | A Pastor's Heart
For about a decade or so, the Christian world has been engaged in a discussion which is forcing churches to make a choice. Will we accept the authority of the word of God, or will we proceed under some other authority like personal experience, popular opinion, or our...
by Josh Waltz | Jun 18, 2018 | A Pastor's Heart
For about a decade or so, the Christian world has been engaged in a discussion which is forcing churches to make a choice. Will we accept the authority of the word of God, or will we proceed under some other authority like personal experience, popular opinion, or...
by Josh Waltz | Apr 4, 2017 | A Pastor's Heart
Who speaks with authority over your golf game? How about your exercise habits? Probably not the local golf club and health club, even if you are a member of one or the other. Those are groups you join voluntarily, for personal benefit, without any expectation of...
by Josh Waltz | Mar 20, 2017 | A Pastor's Heart
If you are a member of Parker Hills, the answer is YOU! That’s because the Bible puts final earthly authority in the hands of the whole church regarding spiritual matters. The theological term for it is “congregationalism,” and it means the assembled congregation is...
by Josh Waltz | Sep 19, 2016 | A Pastor's Heart
Let’s just admit it. This thing we do every Sunday is strange. Not the gathering or the singing or the saying hi to each other things. It’s the listening to preaching thing. Concentrating attentively for 40 minutes while one person lectures us excitedly about things...
