Last week, I asked you to pray with us about two upcoming conferences--a marriage conference and a mission conference. Before giving several new requests, let me begin by giving thanks to God for answering prayers for both conferences. The Marriage…
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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…
Glory in His Name
Sing to Him, Sing Praises to Him Speak of all His wonders Glory in His holy name; Let the heart of those who seek the Lord be glad. 1 Chronicles 16:9-10 On Monday, Heritage began the winter semester with 10…
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.…
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…
Prayer Update November 10, 2017
As we head into this weekend, Linda and I have several ministry opportunities that could use your prayers. Friday: I (Rick) lead an all-day prayer and planning retreat for the senior leadership team at Heritage. This is an exciting time…
There and Back Again
It's been a while since we've written as we've been doing a good bit of traveling. In the last three weeks, I (Rick) flew to Calgary to speak at a Promise Keeper's conference, we both flew to Dallas (Linda presented…
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