This summer, I read a fascinating work called The Preacher and the Presidents. The book explores the ministry of Billy Graham through the lens of his relationship with at least nine US presidents. Early in the book, the authors (Nancy…
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Tuesdays with Isaiah (Chapter 1)
The book of Isaiah opens with a simple statement attributing the visions contained in it to “Isaiah the son of Amoz” (1:1). This affirmation has been attacked over the years by scholars who insist the book is the product of…
Praise and Prayer Update (September 2, 2022)
Labour Day is not a day of rest at Heritage College and Seminary. On Monday, September 5, a wave of new and returning college students will move into the residence halls. Our student leaders will be ready to help these…
New Series: Tuesdays with Isaiah
Several years ago, I started a new approach to my daily Bible reading. While I had read through the Bible numerous times, I felt I had only skimmed the surface on three major books in the Old Testament: Jeremiah, Ezekiel,…
Reaching the World Course with Rick and Linda
Every two years, Linda and I team up to teach a course called: Reaching the World: Local, National, and Global Evangelism This four-day course is designed to inspire and equip Christians to be actively engaged in God's global mission--beginning right…
Praise and Prayer Update (August 26, 2022)
It's Friday but Sunday's coming. This Sunday afternoon, over twenty student leaders will arrive on the Heritage Campus to begin a week of training for their leadership roles in the upcoming school year. One of the things I love about…
Rick’s upcoming new book: Losing Your Luggage
Over the past year, I've been working on a manuscript for a new book called Losing Your Luggage: Finding Freedom from Sinful Baggage. The book explores the life-changing and liberating truths found in Romans 6-8. These chapters have been favourites…
Reed’s Summer Travels
It's been a summer on the road. Many miles, lots of smiles, plenty of memories. In June, after I spoke at a Pastor's Conference, Linda and I headed to Cape Cod, Massachusetts for several days with our kids and grandkids.…
Why It Matters!
In the last post, I highlighted the answer I recently gave to a group of Christian leaders on "What Makes Christian Higher Education Christian?" In this post, I'll follow up with the answer I gave to a second question: "Why…
What makes Christian Higher Education Christian?
Several weeks ago, I was on a panel with other leaders from Canadian Christian colleges, universities, and seminaries. I was asked to answer two questions. 1) What makes Christian HIgher Education Christian? 2) Why does this matter? In this post,…
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