A big thank you to all of you who continue to pray for us and the ministry of Heritage College and Seminary. We sense our need for God's protection and provision. I would echo the words Paul spoke to the…
Author: Rick and Linda Reed
Prepare the Way
“Prepare the Die.” That’s what he said. I (Linda) had asked, “What is your greatest burden?” This young man, still learning English, tried with gestures and simple English to explain his greatest burden was “what will happen when I die?” …
Tuesdays with Ezekiel–Free eBook
Over the last year, we've journeyed through Ezekiel one chapter each each week. We've compiled all the posts into an eBook that's now available for download. The eBook is meant to be a companion reader for those studying or teaching…
Praise and Prayer Update (December 3, 2021)
My heart rejoices as I write this update. It's been a wonderful week at Heritage. Yesterday, I (Rick) had the privilege of speaking in seminary chapel and the joy of listening to nine student sermons in the homiletics class I…
Tuesdays with Ezekiel (Chapter 48)
Flowing uninterrupted from the previous chapter, Ezekiel 48 carries on the theme of the coming divisions of the land for the tribes of a united Israel. At the time Ezekiel receives the vision, the Jews are in exile and their…
Praise and Prayer Update (November 26, 2021)
Happy Second Thanksgiving! Since Linda and I are dual citizens, we celebrate both Canadian and US Thanksgiving. After all, you can't be too thankful! The Bible continually calls us to give thanks to the Lord for He is good (Psalm…
Tuesdays with Ezekiel (Chapter 47)
Ezekiel’s personal tour of the Temple grounds continues, but now with a rather unexpected twist. He’s brought “back to the door of the temple” and seems surprised (“behold”) to see water flowing out from beneath the threshold (1). The water…
Praise and Prayer Update (November 19, 2021)
It's been a grace-filled week at Heritage College and Seminary. On Tuesday, we hosted 16 potential students at one of our Student Samplers. I'm grateful to God for continuing to draw men and women to consider coming to Heritage. On…
God’s Strength for Our Struggle
Over the past few weeks, I've written about the struggle we still have with sin--even after we become new people in Christ (see When You Struggle with sin Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4). Each of these…
When You Struggle with Sin (Part 4)
In this series of post, we've been looking at Romans 7 and learning why we struggle to win against sin. The short answer is that the reason for our struggle is what the Bible calls "the flesh." In previous posts…