Last week, I asked you to pray for Linda and me as we spoke at a Marriage Retreat for Benton Street Baptist Church. By God's grace, we had a wonderful weekend, sensing God's strength and grace. It's always refreshing to…
Category: Ministry Matters
Praise and Prayer Update (February 7, 2020)
What it week it's been! This year's missions conference was very impactful for students, faculty and staff. The messages given by Tim Watley (Ethnos Canada) and Brooks Buser (Radius International) were riviting, inspiring and challenging for all of us. (You…
The Church in Action (Acts 1)
Several years ago, I spent my morning devotional time studying through the book of Acts. Each week I dug into one chapter, recording my observations, insights, and questions. I gained a great deal from the study; my mind was stretched…
Praise and Prayer Update (January 24, 2020)
As I write this morning, my heart brims with praise for the many evidences of God’s grace to Heritage in recent days. Yesterday, our college students led the Local Outreach Chapel. They reported on five outreach initiatives they’ve been actively…
Praise and Prayer Update (December 6, 2019)
Yesterday (Thursday), I had the joy of hearing Heritage students give group presentations on their involvement in our Love Hespeler Initiative. We engage all our incoming students in ministry to our local community (Hespeler). In addition to praying for the…
Better Man (Part IV)
This is the final installment of a series of posts on a biblical understanding of a godly man. You can read previous posts here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. _______________________ Men are to be proactive to serve others Genesis…
Better Man (Part 3)
In two previous posts, I've highlighted the need for better men (Part 1) and sought to explain the first of three essential qualities of a better man (Part 2). In this post, I focus on a second quality essential to…
Better Men (Part 2)
In a previous post, I presented the opening section of an article that seeks to present a biblical understanding of godly manhood. In this section, I lay out the first of three essential qualities that combine to help men become…
Better Men (Part 1)
“Men behaving badly”. Sadly, that sentence could be the tagline for many stories that make the news in our day. From physical abuse to dismissive attitudes, many women have been deeply wounded and damaged by men behaving badly. And many…
Praise Update (November 8, 2019)
It's a joy to be able to report how the Lord answered the requests I asked you to pray about last Friday and this past Tuesday. Our President's Cabinet had a very beneficial prayer and planning day. We sensed the…
Rick and Linda Reed 