When you read through the gospels, you learn that people were amazed by Jesus. When he taught with authority (Matthew 7:28), calmed the stormy wind and waves (Matthew 8:27), or healed the sick (Matthew 9:33), people were amazed. But as…
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Praise and Prayer Update (March 4, 2022)
Linda and I returned on Monday from a two week journey in the States. We were challenged and encouraged at a conference put on by the Association for Biblical Higher Education. In addition to meeting friends who serve at other…
Walk for your Life
In my most recent post (Don't Kill the Horse), I referenced a video by Dr. Mike Evans entitled, "23 and 1/2 Hours: What is the single best thing we can co for our health?" Dr. Evans has worked with Olympic…
Don’t Kill the Horse
“God gave me a message to deliver and a horse to ride. Alas, I’ve killed the horse and now I cannot deliver the message.”[1] Robert Murray M’Cheyne penned these words shortly before he died at the age of twenty-nine. M’Cheyne…
Praise and Prayer Update (February 5, 2022)
It's a beautiful winter day here in Southern Ontario. The sun glistens off the new fallen snow. Best of all, God's mercies are new again this morning (Lamentations 3:22-23). We've seen God's mercies on the school over the past weeks.…
Need some encouragement?
If you have struggled under the weight of condemnation, I have an encouraging word for you from God's Word. Right now, on the Rick Reed Sermon Podcast, we are broadcasting a series of sermons that cover Romans 6, 7 and…
Praise and Prayer Update (January 28, 2022)
"Praise the Lord. I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart." (Psalm 111:1) My heart rejoices in the answers to prayer God has given in the past week. In the last Praise and Prayer Update (January 21,…
Praise and Prayer Update (January 21, 2022)
Last Friday I asked you to pray for me as I taught an all-day class on Pastoral Leadership. I also asked you to pray for an ESL gathering that Linda and I were hosting (online) on Sunday evening. Thank you…
Why is our world so lacking in love?
I grew up hearing Diana Ross sing, “What the world needs now is love, sweet love. It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of.” If we had a shortage of love thirty years ago, we’re in even more…
Praise and Prayer Update (January 14, 2022)
This past Monday, we launched into a new semester at Heritage College and Seminary. As you can imagine, we will need God's direction and protection as we navigate the challenges brought about by the spreading COVID virus. I'm grateful for…
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