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Praise and Prayer Update (Oct 1, 2020)

Posted by Rick and Linda Reedon October 1, 2020in Heritage, Ministry Matters, Personal, PrayerLeave a comment

"Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, o my soul, and forget not all his benefits" (Psalm 103:1-2). Today is a day to bless the Lord and remember…

What is Expository Preaching?

Posted by Rick and Linda Reedon September 28, 2020September 24, 2020in Heritage, Personal, preachingLeave a comment

Here's a post I recently wrote for the Heritage Theological Seminary blog: There’s a lot of fuzziness about what actually qualifies as expository preaching. Some equate it with preaching through a book sequentially, verse by verse, one section at a…

Praise and Prayer Update (September 24, 2020)

Posted by Rick and Linda Reedon September 24, 2020in Heritage, Ministry Matters, Personal, PrayerLeave a comment

We are now into our third week of classes at Heritage. In the midst of all the challenges posed by COVID, there are many evidences of God's grace. Here are a three of the reasons I'm thanking God this week.…

Video Course for Preachers and Teachers

Posted by Rick and Linda Reedon September 11, 2020August 16, 2024in Heritage, Personal, preachingLeave a comment

The Noticeably Better Preaching Course is designed to help preachers and teachers get noticeably better as communicators of God's Word. The title of the course comes from 1 Timothy 4:15 where Paul encourages Timothy (a young pastor/preacher) to work hard…

The God Who Saves

Posted by Rick and Linda Reedon September 5, 2020in Life Lessons, Personal, PrayerLeave a comment

In my last post, I reflected on the sobering truth from Isaiah 34 regarding God’s coming judgment. This week, my devotional study in Isaiah moved me to the next chapter—Isaiah 35. What a contrast! Isaiah sings a joyful song about…

Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Laura

Posted by Rick and Linda Reedon August 31, 2020August 31, 2020in Leadership, Life Lessons, Ministry Matters, Personal, UncategorizedLeave a comment

This year in my devotions, I’ve been working my way through the book of Isaiah, one chapter per week. This week brought me to Isaiah 34, a chilling chapter in which God announces the coming Day of Judgment upon the…

A Well-Watered Garden

Posted by Rick and Linda Reedon August 27, 2020August 27, 2020in Heritage, Life Lessons, Ministry Matters, Personal, PrayerLeave a comment

“And you will be a like a watered garden, and like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.” Isaiah 58:11-12 Like others, we tried gardening while quarantined. We were blessed by not only fruit, but also fruitful lessons. …

Praise and Prayer Update (August 24, 2020)

Posted by Rick and Linda Reedon August 24, 2020August 27, 2020in Heritage, Leadership, Personal, Prayer, preachingLeave a comment

This week marks an exciting change at Heritage--students begin to return to campus. It all starts with the return of our college student leaders. The first wave of these stellar young men and women arrive today to help put the…

Join us for a Course on Local, National and Global Evangelism

Posted by Rick and Linda Reedon August 20, 2020August 19, 2020in Heritage, Ministry Matters, PersonalLeave a comment

This fall, Linda and I have the joy of team-teaching a course on getting out the good news of Christ--locally, nationally and globally. If you have a heart to be better equipped to play a part in what God is…

A Sermon for Men

Posted by Rick and Linda Reedon August 17, 2020August 24, 2020in Personal, preachingLeave a comment

This spring, I (Rick) was scheduled to speak at a Promise Keepers conference and at a Men's Retreat in Spokanne, Washington. As you can imagine, when COVID-19 hit, plans changed. While the retreat had to be cancelled, I recorded one…