by Josh Waltz | Mar 8, 2020 | A Pastor's Heart
The psalms of lament demonstrate that the greatest danger to our relationship with God is not our questions; it’s our silence. Of course, it’s certainly possible to be silent for the right reasons—perhaps a healthy respect for God or the inability to put our feelings...
by Josh Waltz | Feb 23, 2020 | A Pastor's Heart
Rivers are beautiful and useful features of the natural world, but under certain conditions, they can be dangerous. When the waters rise above the height of the banks or when a swimmer is pulled down in the current, the river is no longer useful; it’s a threat....
by Josh Waltz | Feb 9, 2020 | A Pastor's Heart
Our culture does not handle grief well at all. We in the church don’t do much better. “Out there,” they tend to wallow in it, ignore it, or numb themselves against it. “In here,” we offer clichés, slap on promises like Band-Aids, and awkwardly withdraw from people in...
by Josh Waltz | Feb 2, 2020 | A Pastor's Heart
Our culture does not handle grief and pain very well at all. We have no idea what to do with our sorrow, so we tend either to wallow in it, ignore it, or numb ourselves against it. Making matters worse is the fact that we are the first culture in the history of the...
