In the last post, I highlighted the answer I recently gave to a group of Christian leaders on "What Makes Christian Higher Education Christian?" In this post, I'll follow up with the answer I gave to a second question: "Why…
Category: Ministry Matters
Godly vs. Ungodly Ambition
One of the challenges those of us in ministry face is the heart test of ambition. Simply put, how can I be sure that what I'm doing "for the Lord" is really for the Lord? How can I tell if…
Praise and Prayer Update (March 19, 2022)
Spring arrived on campus this week. It's amazing to see students enjoying the sunshine as they gather for meals and conversations on our campus grounds. God has given the school a beautiful property, an oasis in the city. After a…
Making Sense of Suffering
Last Sunday I had the privilege of speaking at Temple Baptist Church, just up the street from Heritage. The lead pastor at Temple, Jon Stairs, is both a friend and colleague (he co-teaches a preaching course with me). In their…
Pouring Out Your Life to Christ
This week Linda spoke to the women (students, staff, and faculty) at Heritage College and Seminary. Her message highlighted a woman who poured out her love and life to Christ (Matthew 26:1-13). Linda highlighted ways women can pour out their…
The Way to Amaze Jesus
When you read through the gospels, you learn that people were amazed by Jesus. When he taught with authority (Matthew 7:28), calmed the stormy wind and waves (Matthew 8:27), or healed the sick (Matthew 9:33), people were amazed. But as…
Don’t Kill the Horse
“God gave me a message to deliver and a horse to ride. Alas, I’ve killed the horse and now I cannot deliver the message.”[1] Robert Murray M’Cheyne penned these words shortly before he died at the age of twenty-nine. M’Cheyne…
Praise and Prayer Update (December 17, 2021)
This week marks the end of classes and final exams at Heritage. You can see the joy and relief in students as they successfully complete their courses and get ready to head home for Christmas. Yesterday, we hosted our staff…
Prepare the Way
“Prepare the Die.” That’s what he said. I (Linda) had asked, “What is your greatest burden?” This young man, still learning English, tried with gestures and simple English to explain his greatest burden was “what will happen when I die?” …
God’s Strength for Our Struggle
Over the past few weeks, I've written about the struggle we still have with sin--even after we become new people in Christ (see When You Struggle with sin Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4). Each of these…
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