If Christianity is not historically true, it’s not true. That’s because the central message of the Christian faith is inseparably tied to the historical reality of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection. The message Christianity proclaims to all people is not…
Author: Rick and Linda Reed
Prayer Update March 31, 2017
As we finish the week and head into the weekend, I'm quite aware of God's goodness and grace to Heritage. We're seeing signs of spiritual growth in the lives of students. More churches are becoming Partner Churches and increasing their…
Dealing with Doubts
Being a believer doesn’t mean you never doubt. It does mean you learn to effectively deal with your doubts. Here are three do’s and don’ts for dealing with spiritual doubts. First, don’t dismiss your doubts. Doubts can prod us to…
Prayer Update, March 24, 2017
Yesterday we held our annual Ministry Leadership Day at Heritage. This year's speaker, Tim Challies, served us well in his preaching and teaching. Tim has published on the topic of a Christian perspective on technology an a biblical approach to productivity. All…
Living in a Construction Zone
Today in chapel, I continued the series we are doing called Unfinished Business. We are focusing on areas of our lives as believers where we are still “under construction”. I preached a message from Philippians 1:3-6 on God’s promise to finish the…
Prayer Update March 17, 2017
Last week I asked you to pray for Linda as she led a course in our Grad Certificate for Women in Ministry program. God answered by giving her strength (she had been sick all week) and by using the course…
Do Christians believe Jesus is the only way to God or are their other ways?
Jesus is respected and revered by people of various faiths around the world. Many would agree that He is a way to God for some people. But is Jesus the only way to God for all people? Bible-believing Christians do…
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Prayer Update March 10, 2017
Since I wrote my last Prayer Update (Feb 24), Linda and I have done a good bit of traveling. We were in Ottawa to join our daughter on “The Coldest Night of the Year” walk (a fundraiser for a downtown…
Student Centre Remodeled!
A week ago today, we had the grand opening for the newly remodeled Student Centre (affectionately called "the H"). Unless you had seen the way things used to look, you won't fully appreciate the upgrade. But I think you'll get…
Prayer Update February 24, 2017
My heart is full of gratitude to God for all that He did last week in answer to our prayers. On Tuesday, we celebrated the grand opening of the newly remodeled Student Centre. The specialty coffees and comfortable atmosphere has…