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 | 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 | Apr 17, 2017 | A Pastor's Heart
As a kid, Easter to me meant candy. I knew Jesus died and rose; it just wasn’t something I really cared about. But candy? Now that was something I cared about deeply. What about you? What does the resurrection mean to you? Perhaps more to the point, what should it...
