by Josh Waltz | Nov 7, 2021 | A Pastor's Heart
In 2 weeks, on November 21, we will celebrate our annual Thanksgiving Dinner together, and I want to encourage all of you to join us. Songs of praise, testimonies of thankfulness, and a bit of food (or maybe a lot?!) promise an evening of delight for body and soul....
by Josh Waltz | Jun 9, 2019 | A Pastor's Heart
Friday, I read John 11:1-6 and paused to think once again about the connection I’ve pondered so many times between verses 5 and 6: “Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the...
by Josh Waltz | May 12, 2019 | A Pastor's Heart
Last week I wrote that the church exists to display the glory of God. I quoted Charles Bridges, the 19th century Anglican pastor, who wrote: “[The church] is the grand scene in which the perfections of Jehovah are displayed to the universe.” Bridges goes on to mention...
by Josh Waltz | May 5, 2019 | A Pastor's Heart
“The church is the mirror that reflects the whole effulgence [i.e., brilliant radiance] of the Divine character. It is the grand scene in which the perfections of Jehovah are displayed to the universe.” So begins Charles Bridges’ classic book The Christian...
by Josh Waltz | Dec 30, 2018 | A Pastor's Heart
Two weeks ago, I wrote that every problem in our world is ultimately a unity problem, rooted in human sin. God creates harmony and order; sin is disintegration, fragmentation, breakdown, chaos. Thankfully, Jesus came to restore unity and harmony to the entire created...
