by Josh Waltz | Dec 19, 2021 | A Pastor's Heart
It’s an intriguing and enchanting story, that aspect of the nativity where the wise men visit the holy family in Bethlehem. Noble magi. Long journey. Mysterious star. Valuable gifts. From our perspective, it’s an enchanting story. But from the perspective of the...
by Josh Waltz | Dec 21, 2020 | A Pastor's Heart
The biblical account of Christmas is filled with unusual features—angels appearing to shepherds, a beckoning star, a baby lain in a manger. But perhaps the most unusual of all is that Mary was a virgin when Jesus was conceived. That, obviously, is impossible. And...
by Josh Waltz | Dec 14, 2020 | A Pastor's Heart
Was Jesus born on December 25? Probably not. The Bible doesn’t specify a date or even a month, but what little evidence we have points to a time for Jesus’ birth sometime in the fall, not the winter. Nonetheless, Christians have commemorated Jesus’ birth on December...
by Josh Waltz | Nov 29, 2020 | A Pastor's Heart
What would you like to get for Christmas? Wouldn’t it be wonderful, this year in particular, to have a few moments alone with Jesus Himself, with Him speaking to you, reassuring, explaining, and teaching? The night before Jesus died, His disciples experienced exactly...
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...
