This chapter begins with a paragraph that finishes the thought of the final section of chapter 7 (8:1-3). The remainder of the chapter has the feel of a lament. The Lord laments, with great consternation, the bewildering (4-5), continual (5),…
Category: Ministry Matters
New Podcast from Heritage
I wanted to alert you to a brand new podcast that is being produced by the Heritage Partner Church Resource Centre. Our passion as a school is to help local churches. We exist for Christ and His Church. As part…
Prayer Update June 15
Linda and I have had some wonderful opportunities to teach God's Word over the past few weeks. I spoke several messages from John 15 at the AGC National Convention in Niagara Falls; Linda and I also did a workshop on…
Prayer Update May 31, 2018
This weekend, Linda and I are at the national conference for the Associated Gospel Churches of Canada (AGC). This will be a historic gathering as the AGC says thank you to its outgoing president (Bill Fietji) and welcomes its new…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 2)
In Jeremiah 2 we start to get the picture of the spiritual condition of the nation. It’s not a pretty picture at all. Themes that will be traced and developed throughout the book are introduced here: Israel’s infidelity to the LORD, Israel’s…
Tuesdays With Jeremiah (Chapter 1)
[Last Tuesday, I introduced a new series of posts I'm calling "Tuesdays with Jeremiah" (with a nod to Tuesdays with Morrie). Each Tuesday I hope to post summary reflections on a chapter in Jeremiah's book. Today, chapter 1.] Jeremiah was…
Living Letters
We had a joy-filled Graduation Celebration last weekend at Heritage. It was a wonderful culmination to an incredible year. On Friday evening, at our Grad Banquet, we commissioned Heritage grads to be "living letters". The theme was taken from Paul's…
Graduation Weekend
There’s a joyful, expectant feeling on the Heritage campus as we head into Graduation Weekend. Friday evening is our grad banquet where we commission this year’s graduates. Saturday morning is the Graduation Ceremony where we confer certificates and degrees on…
North to South, East to West
We’ve not written for a while as we’ve been in a season of significant travel - north to south and now east to west. We recently had the joy of stopping by to see our grandson in Princeton on our…
Opening Ceremony and Revelation 7
Linda and I returned from speaking at the Valentine's Getaway at Fair Havens on Sunday night. (Thanks to all who prayed; it was an impactful weekend for all of us). After settling in, we watched a recorded version of the…
Rick and Linda Reed 