This fall marks the 500th anniversary of the Reformation; in 1517, Martin Luther nailed the document containing his 95 theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. While Luther had multiple concerns about the Roman Catholic church,…
Category: Ministry Matters
Gospel Men and Women
On Wednesday our staff and faculty gathered for a morning of training in preparation for the upcoming school year. It was a joyful time as we celebrated evidences of God's goodness to us as a school. We have a strong…
1000 x 1000
Below is a short video Linda and I recently recorded about an initiative we are excited about. Please take a minute (actually 2 minutes and 31 seconds) to watch it. We are convinced 1000 x 1000 could make a BIG…
Getting Ready
We love summer but we are excited for fall. Our team at Heritage has spent the summer getting ready for the coming school year that begins soon. Our student leaders arrive on campus on August 27th for a week of…
Bilingual Preaching
To be truly effective, preachers have to become bilingual—fluent in two languages. I say that even though I only speak English. What are the two essential languages a preacher must speak? Not English and French (even in Canada). Not Greek…
The Preacher and Soul Care (Part 3)
In the two previous posts, I made the case that looking after the health of our souls is not a luxury, but a necessity, for all who preach and teach God’s Word. This is true whether we preach to…
Drawing a Circle
We had a wonderful graduation celebration last Saturday morning. The night before, we had a meaningful time of consecration at our graduation banquet. At the banquet, I told the students the story of Rodney Smith. Rodney was born into a family of gypsies…
The Silence of God on Good Friday
And the Man of all sorrows, he never forgot What sorrow is carried by the hearts that he bought So when the questions dissolve into the silence of God The aching may remain but the breaking does not The aching…
The Scandalous, Wonderful Cross
It’s not a big surprise that the cross is the most enduring symbol of the Christian faith. But it should be. We’ve grown so accustomed to seeing crosses that we often forget the fact that the cross was originally scandalous…
Does the historical truth about Jesus matter?
If Christianity is not historically true, it’s not true. That’s because the central message of the Christian faith is inseparably tied to the historical reality of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection. The message Christianity proclaims to all people is not…
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