Last Friday afternoon we received the tragic news that two Heritage students, Matt Collins and Tatiana Blackburn, were involved in a terrible automobile accident. Tatiana was killed in the crash; Matt was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.…
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Prayer Update (August 17, 2018)
There’s a lot of activity happening on the Heritage campus these days. Our construction teams are working hard at finishing several big renovation projects (in the cafeteria and residence halls). Our admissions team continues to process applications for the college…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 14)
“For the sake of your name.” That phrase, repeated twice in chapter 14 (7, 21) forms the basis of Jeremiah’s desperate prayer in a desperate time of Judah’s history. The opening verses reveal a distressing situation: a draught has devastated…
Prayer Update August 11, 2018
Linda and I returned yesterday afternoon from a week at Wesley Acres Christian Camp where I was the speaker for the week. In my previous Prayer Update, I asked you to pray for the impact of the series of messages…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 13)
Pride goes before destruction--that's the clear message that comes out in Jeremiah 13. In this chapter, God says He will punish the “pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem” (9). Jeremiah warns the people of Israel, “Hear and…
Prayer Update August 3, 2018
As we turn the calendar page from July to August, we move closer to the start of a new school year at Heritage College and Seminary. This is an exciting time. It's also a busy time as we prepare for…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 12)
This chapter opens with a conversation between Jeremiah and the Lord that sounds similar to the initial exchange between Habakkuk and the Lord (Habakkuk 1). Jeremiah expresses consternation and frustration that God, who is a God of justice, doesn’t seem…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 11)
At the heart of the relationship between God and Israel was the covenant(s) He made with them down through the years: Abrahamic (“forefathers”—5), Davidic and Mosaic. In chapter 11, the Lord indicts the nation for their blatant, continual violation of…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 10)
Coming as a strong contrast with the revelation of God’s character (doing and delighting in loyal love, justice and righteousness), chapter 10 opens with an extended admonition (and rebuke) of Israel for revering and following (“learning the ways”—1) of the…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 9)
This chapter contains one of the “greatest hits” passages in the book (22-24). However, it’s a passage that I’ve not really seen it in the context of chapter 9. The chapter has an internal unity to it, as evidenced by…
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