by Josh Waltz | Apr 10, 2022 | A Pastor's Heart
John Mark Comer’s Live No Lies is the most important book I’ve read in a long time. I’ve urged all my family members and many of my friends to read it, and I’d encourage you to, as well. His argument in a nutshell is this: Christians are at war against three...
by Josh Waltz | Jan 30, 2022 | A Pastor's Heart
Worship involves all of life. We worship when we desire or praise or surrender or obey or thank or serve or trust or rejoice or regret or love. Every one of these is an expression of worship because each of these indicates that something has value to us. In this...
by Josh Waltz | Dec 26, 2021 | A Pastor's Heart
Over thirty years ago my pastor challenged our entire church to read through the whole Bible in the next 12 months, and I took him up on it. It turned out to be one of the best goals I’ve ever set, and God has enabled me to keep it up pretty faithfully ever since. I...
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 12, 2021 | A Pastor's Heart
In reading through Matthew’s account of Jesus’ birth a few years ago, I noticed what appeared to be an embarrassing mistake he made in applying a verse from Isaiah to Jesus’ birth. Here’s the passage: As Joseph considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord...
