Last Saturday, Linda and I were challenged and inspired at the memorial service for Arnold Heron. Born in 1928, the seventh of eight children, Arnold lived a full and fulfilling life. He was married to his sweetheart, Ruth, for over…
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Praise and Prayer Update (March 19, 2022)
Spring arrived on campus this week. It's amazing to see students enjoying the sunshine as they gather for meals and conversations on our campus grounds. God has given the school a beautiful property, an oasis in the city. After a…
Making Sense of Suffering
Last Sunday I had the privilege of speaking at Temple Baptist Church, just up the street from Heritage. The lead pastor at Temple, Jon Stairs, is both a friend and colleague (he co-teaches a preaching course with me). In their…
Pouring Out Your Life to Christ
This week Linda spoke to the women (students, staff, and faculty) at Heritage College and Seminary. Her message highlighted a woman who poured out her love and life to Christ (Matthew 26:1-13). Linda highlighted ways women can pour out their…
Praise and Prayer Update (March 11, 2022)
It's been another full and fruitful week here at Heritage. I (Rick) had the joy of speaking several times to gatherings of students, answering questions related to assurance of salvation and dealing with difficult theological issues. At our Tuesday chapel,…
The Way to Amaze Jesus
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…
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.…