To be truly effective as a preacher or teacher, I’m convinced you must become bilingual—fluent in two languages. While you may only use one language throughout the week, you’ll need two on Sundays. I say that even though when it…
Author: Rick and Linda Reed
Praise and Prayer Update (January 15, 2021)
What a week it's been at Heritage! On Monday we launched into a new semester. Much preparation had gone into getting ready to run the school during the Ontario lockdown. Both college and seminary courses were ready to be delivered…
Tuesdays with Ezekiel (Chapter 1)
Ezekiel 1 The book of Ezekiel begins with an extended recounting of his calling to ministry. He was already a priest (1:3), but is now commissioned as a prophet, or to use the wording of chapter 3, a watchman. As…
The Leader We Long For
The past week has been wrenching for so many of us with links to the United States. Having been born in Washington State and raised in Oregon and California, America is my “home and native land.” While our family became…
Carry It Forward
The juxtaposition of the two movies could not have been more different. Deciding to stay current with my now adult children, I (Linda) offered to watch the extended version of The Lord of the Rings. This has all the details,…
Praise and Prayer Update (January 8, 2021)
As we being this New Year and a new semester at Heritage College and Seminary, we have many reasons to give thanks to the Lord. By God's grace, we were able to successfully and safely complete the fall semester.Heritage students…
Tuesdays with Ezekiel
The Old Testament book of Ezekiel is rather unfamiliar terrain for many Christians. But that needs to change. After all, in the writing of Ezekiel we are given a vision of God that is unmatched in the Old Testament. If…
Yearly Reeder 2020
Each January, Linda and I write a brief letter to family and friends recapping the previous year. Here's our Yearly Reeder for 2020. May the Lord guide and provide for you as we step into 2021.
The Meaning of Christmas (in under 4 minutes)
Several years ago, we were at an international Christmas gathering where I was asked to explain the Christmas story to people who weren't familiar with the meaning of Christmas. I was asked to keep my remarks to about 3 minutes.…
Happy Birthday Mom
Today is my mom’s (Joan Reed) birthday and my heart spills over with gratitude to the Lord for her. Since her home in Portland, Oregon is great distance from Ontario, most of my friends in Canada have never had the…
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