by Karl Peterson | Jul 23, 2020 | A Pastor's Heart
A missionary on furlough from India visits a church. The believers ask, “How can we best help you in your work?” “Pray for me”, he or she responds. “What can we really do?” “Pray.” We know this is the right answer but it...
by Josh Waltz | Jun 2, 2019 | A Pastor's Heart
How do Christians take vacation? On the brink of another Colorado summer, beckoning us with opportunities for camping, boating, hiking, traveling, sightseeing, and all other sorts of recreation, we might be wise to ask: is there a distinctly Christian approach to...
by Josh Waltz | Sep 30, 2018 | A Pastor's Heart
For several weeks in this column, I’ve been arguing that Christian growth is not changing who you are; it’s growing up into who you are. The Christian is not a two-natured person who sometimes lives in the flesh and sometimes in the Spirit. Rather, the Christian is a...
by Josh Waltz | Sep 17, 2018 | A Pastor's Heart
Christian growth is not changing who you are; it’s becoming who you are. Christianity does not merely give you something new; it makes you something new. If you are a Christian, you are a new person: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.The old has...
by Josh Waltz | Sep 9, 2018 | A Pastor's Heart
Early on in my Christian life, I heard an illustration about how to grow. “Inside you,” the story goes, “live a white dog and a black dog. The white dog is truth, grace, love, beauty—everything good and positive. The black dog is hatred, selfishness, pride—everything...
