As we move into December, our fall semester is moving to its finale. Students are working hard to finish papers and prepare for final exams. Professors are gearing up for all the grading that comes when the students turn in…
Category: Prayer
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 29)
This chapter consists of prophetic letters sent between Jerusalem and Babylon. Jeremiah wrote two of the letters (4-23; 31-32), Shemaiah wrote the other (24-28). The letters highlight the continuing conflict between Jeremiah and false prophets—a conflict emphasized in chapters 27-…
Prayer Update November 23, 2018
Yesterday was Thanksgiving in the US. As Linda and I are dual citizens, we often celebrate both Thanksgiving holidays. You can't be too thankful. We also have much for which to thank our Lord. We are grateful to God for…
Prayer Update November 16
The last few weeks have been full of travel and speaking opportunities. We spent a week in Ottawa as part of the missions conference at the Metropolitan Bible Church. What a joy it was to be back with a church…
Prayer Update November 8, 2018
Linda and I are in Ottawa this week, privileged to speak at the missions conference for the Metropolitan Bible Church. We had the joy of serving at the Met for almost 15 years before coming to Heritage. The church still…
Prayer Update November 2, 2018
It's been several weeks since I've posted fresh prayer requests. Last Friday I was at a meeting for presidents of Canadian Christian colleges, universities and seminaries. We were given the data from a major study on Christian teens moving into…
Prayer Update October 12
While Thanksgiving weekend has come and gone, those of us who belong to the Lord have continued reason to give thanks. "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every…
Prayer Update October 5, 2018
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. (Philippians 4:6). As I write to invite you to pray for some specific requests related to the ministry of…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 20)
Jeremiah’s shattering prophecies in chapter 19 would provides the context for his punishment and prayer in chapter 20. The chief officer (a top official under the high priest), Pashhur son of Immer, hears Jeremiah’s dire pronouncement in the temple courts…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 19)
Following the visit to the Potter’s house, Jeremiah records a dramatic prophecy the Lord has him enact and declare—first in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to a group of elders and priests (1-13) and then in the temple to the…
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