by Josh Waltz | Mar 6, 2022 | 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 13, 2022 | A Pastor's Heart
What are the values that unite us in corporate worship? And what are we aiming for when we gather together on Sunday morning? Last week I described the primary value that unites us on Sunday and every day—namely, we want our worship gatherings to be deliberately and...
by Josh Waltz | Feb 6, 2022 | A Pastor's Heart
Last week’s column was a meditation on the fact that, according to the New Testament, all of life is worship. Yet it remains true that our Sunday gathering is uniquely devoted to activities and attitudes of worship in a corporate sense. So what qualities characterize...
by Josh Waltz | Jan 9, 2022 | A Pastor's Heart
Imagine two unchurched guests named Zach and Nikki drop in on Parker Hills one random Sunday morning. Mildly curious about the Bible, they’re attracted by the inscription on the church sign: “Bible based, Christ centered.” They conclude that an easy way to learn what...
by Josh Waltz | Oct 24, 2021 | A Pastor's Heart
Jeremiah 17:9 is a well-known verse that, unfortunately, is frequently misunderstood and often misapplied. It reads: “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?” True enough. The problem arises when Christian people apply it...
