For the past twenty-eight years, one of the great passions of my life has been preaching God’s Word. In the past year, I’ve been privileged to add a new dimension to that passion—training others to preach God’s Word. I’m currently…
Category: Ministry Matters
Larry King Interviews the Apostle Paul
Imagine the apostle Paul was tonight’s guest on Larry King Live. Larry, who’s well-acquainted with Christians and the Christian faith, is focusing his questions on how Paul keeps telling people the gospel message of Jesus even when it’s costing him…
The Need for Multiple Mentors
“But everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher” (Luke 6:40). One of the implications of Jesus’ words is that we would be wise to have multiple mentors. Here’s why: every human teacher is flawed. The best teachers…
What to do when life knocks you down
Normally when I speak at a church, it’s been scheduled weeks or months in advance. That wasn’t the case last week. On Tuesday I received a request to preach on the upcoming Sunday at Woodside Bible Fellowship in Elmira. I…
Send in the (Trained) Cavalry!
In the U.S. Civil War, one of the frustrating experiences for the Confederate troops centred around their cavalry. The Confederates generally had the upper hand when it came to cavalry. After all, southern states were built around agriculture and many…
Friends of Heritage
In the past few weeks, Linda and I have had the joy of taking part in several gatherings for friends of Heritage. We’ve been in Barrie and London for lunchtime receptions and hosted several gatherings in our home. It’s been…
The Worn Out….
Everyone gets there from time to time. Completely worn out. There’s a book for women called, The Worn Out Woman. The limp flower on the cover pictures her well. When looking for Scriptures to encourage the worn and weary, one…
Graduation Celebration
Graduation weekend at Heritage was a memorable one indeed. The Grad banquet on Friday night was a time to commend students who received awards and to commission graduates to shine the light of Christ wherever they go. On Saturday morning,…
Why Bible School or Seminary? (Part 2)
I recently had a conversation with an engaging young man. He’d once considered attending Heritage but didn’t see how Bible school played into his future business plans. From time to time, I’ll present some of the reasons I’m convinced Bible…
A Spoonful of Doctrine
In some circles, doctrine has a bad name. Doctrine may be good for you, some say, but it's sure hard to swallow. Doctrine is seen as the spiritual equivalent of Buckley’s Cough Syrup (official motto: “It Tastes Awful. And It…
Rick and Linda Reed 