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…
Category: Leadership
Inspiration from Isaiah 40
For the past year, I've been working my way through Isaiah--one chapter each week. A few weeks back, I spent an encouraging week in Isaiah 40. In fact, it was so encouraging that I stretched it out for two weeks!…
Leading the Lethargic
A few years ago, I studied through the book of Joshua, chapter by chapter. The first half of the book was action-packed and adventure-filled. Joshua and the Israelite armies confront coalitions of Canaanite kings in a series of battles. The…
Welcome to Heritage!
Labour Day Monday was a day of welcome at Heritage College. After months of prayer, planning and preparation, we welcomed a wave of new college students into the residence halls. Student Leaders, who had spent the previous week in training,…
Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Laura
This year in my devotions, I’ve been working my way through the book of Isaiah, one chapter per week. This week brought me to Isaiah 34, a chilling chapter in which God announces the coming Day of Judgment upon the…
Praise and Prayer Update (August 24, 2020)
This week marks an exciting change at Heritage--students begin to return to campus. It all starts with the return of our college student leaders. The first wave of these stellar young men and women arrive today to help put the…
Portrait of a Pastor
Here's our #2 most-viewed post. I originally wrote this in September of 2013, in our first year at Heritage. In this post, I presented a picture of the kind of pastor I hoped we would train at Heritage. Now, seven…
The Legacy of Pastor Steve Baxter
The #4 post on our list was a piece I wrote in honour of a good friend and great pastor, Steve Pastor. Steve was suddenly called home to glory in September 2016. I still miss him a great deal. In…
Preaching Up a Storm from Acts 27
Coming in at #8 on our all-time most viewed list is this post from 2016. While my words in this post are targeted to preachers and teachers of God's Word, they have relevance to all of us who want to…
Isaiah’s answer to Guy Raz’s question
Over the past few years, Linda and I have enjoyed listening to the “How I Built This” podcast. Each episode contains an extended interview (usually about 45 minutes) with an entrepreneur who launched a successful company. We’ve enjoyed hearing Sara…
Rick and Linda Reed 