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…
Category: Ministry Matters
Prayer Update February 2, 2018
I would ask for your prayers for two important ministry conferences that take place in the next few days. The first relates to marriage, the second to missions. Marriage Conference. Saturday and Sunday, Linda and I are scheduled to speak…
Better Men
Last night at the Grammy awards, the country group Little Big Town performed their recent hit “Better Man.” The song, nominated for best country song of the year, tells the story of a wife who ran from her marriage but…
An Invitation to a Marriage Conference
This February, Linda and I are scheduled to speak at two marriage conferences. On February 3-4, we will be in Wyoming, Ontario (near Sarnia) at a Marriage Matters Conference hosted by the People’s Church of Wyoming. The following weekend, February…
Rick and Linda’s Recommended Reads
With a name like Reed, it makes sense we’d love books. Working at Heritage, with its wonderful theological library, is the bibliophile equivalent of being given a free pass to the Mandarin buffet. So many tasty delights from which to…
New Year + Old Idea = New You
As we launch into a New Year, I have an old idea I would ask you to carefully consider. Although the idea isn’t new, it could lead to a new you. Or, to put it in more precise theological terms,…
Merry Christmas from Rick and Linda
I love the words spoken by Zechariah (John the Baptist’s father) who poetically refers to Jesus as “the sunrise from on high” who came to “give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to…
Linda’s Graduation
On Friday, December 8th we were down in Louisville, Kentucky for Linda's graduation from Southern Seminary. Having completed her Doctor in Education degree--including comprehensive exams and her dissertation--she walked the stage and received her diploma from Southern president, Albert Mohler.…
Pray for Religious Freedom in Canada
This coming Thursday (Nov. 30) and Friday (Dec. 1), the Supreme Court of Canada will hear arguments related to Trinity Western University's plan to open a law school. If you have followed the story, you know that TWU's proposed law…
A Thousand Thanks
Thanksgiving comes just twice each fall (today is US Thanksgiving), but there are thousands of reasons to be thankful. Charles Wesley wrote: “O for a thousand tongues to sing,” and a Canadian author beautifully articulated One Thousand Gifts.[1] We are exhorted…
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