A few weeks back, Linda spoke at a Women of Grace retreat at Muskoka Bible Centre (MBC). It was a stunningly beautiful weekend in the Muskokas and, as usual, Muskoka Bible Centre put on a wonderful retreat for the women…
Category: Ministry Matters
Thinking Biblically Series
One of my seminary professors, Dr. Howard Hendricks, used to say, "Nothing is as easy as thinking; nothing is as difficult at thinking well." For a Christian, thinking well means thinking biblically--lining up our thoughts and ideas with the truth…
Praise and Prayer Update (Oct 1, 2020)
"Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, o my soul, and forget not all his benefits" (Psalm 103:1-2). Today is a day to bless the Lord and remember…
Praise and Prayer Update (September 24, 2020)
We are now into our third week of classes at Heritage. In the midst of all the challenges posed by COVID, there are many evidences of God's grace. Here are a three of the reasons I'm thanking God this week.…
Convocation at Heritage
This morning we held our Convocation chapel service at Heritage. What a delight it was to see students, staff and faculty gathered in our gym. Some things seemed quite different than previous years: our faculty didn't sit in the front…
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…
A Well-Watered Garden
“And you will be a like a watered garden, and like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.” Isaiah 58:11-12 Like others, we tried gardening while quarantined. We were blessed by not only fruit, but also fruitful lessons. …
Join us for a Course on Local, National and Global Evangelism
This fall, Linda and I have the joy of team-teaching a course on getting out the good news of Christ--locally, nationally and globally. If you have a heart to be better equipped to play a part in what God is…
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Praise and Prayer Update (August 13, 2020)
Last time I wrote, Linda and were headed to Muskoka Bible Centre where I was slated to speak for the week. I asked you to pray about the impact of the sermons and for everyone's safety. I'm grateful to report…
Bonhoeffer’s Teaching on Preaching
Here's our #1 all-time viewed post. This post was highlighted by Tim Challies which boosted the number of views. While Eric Metaxas' biography on Bonhoeffer is now a few years old, if you haven't read it yet, it would be…