This has been a big week at Heritage. From Monday through Wednesday we had our annual Missions Conference on campus. Once again, it was an inspiring time. I so appreciated the missionaries (from over 20 agencies) who spent their days…
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Prayer Update February 3, 2017
Things are busy and buzzing at the school these days. The renovations on the Student Centre are continuing to progress; all we are (patiently/impatiently) waiting for is the fixtures and furniture to be delivered and installed. We are also gearing…
Prayer Update 27, 2017
Thank you for your prayers for the ministry of Heritage and for the Reeds! We greatly appreciate your partnership through prayer. I echo Paul's words in 2 Corinthians 1:11: "you help us by your prayers." We had a very profitable…
Prayer Update January 5, 2017
Next week begins the new semester at Heritage. We’re prayerfully anticipating that God will do great things in the lives of the students who are preparing for a lifetime of service. Here are some requests that I would ask you…
A Christmas Greeting from the Reeds
Christmas isn’t easy. For some students, going home is hard. For others, coming back is hard. Some face confusion, disappointment and fear. Christmas can reveal rifts in our relationships and patterns of pain. The first Christmas wasn’t easy. There was…
Prayer Update December 2, 2016
My heart is filled with thanksgiving to God as I write to thank you for praying for us last week. We had a wonderful time in Ottawa, taking part in several gatherings for Heritage and attending the Christian Embassy dinner…
What is Expository Preaching
One of the distinctives of Heritage seminary is our emphasis on training expository preachers. Admittedly, the word “expository” is used in different ways; so let me clarify how we understand the term. When we talk about expository preaching, we are…
Strafed
Last May, when Linda and I were at a cottage, our car was strafed. The word strafe refers to being machine-gunned from a low-flying aircraft. During WWII, allied troops regularly came under deadly machine gun and cannon fire from Luftwaffe…
Prayer Update November 18
Visiting our campus yesterday for the first time today were two visitors from the far north. This native pastor said a “thirty hours drive” fulfilled his wish to visit Heritage College and Seminary. Hugs in the hallways were given to…
Prayer Update November 11
On this Remembrance Day, we gratefully remember the men and women who have fought to defend our country. As Christians, we also remember the supreme sacrifice of Christ, who laid down His life to save us when we were still…