Last Friday afternoon we received the tragic news that two Heritage students, Matt Collins and Tatiana Blackburn, were involved in a terrible automobile accident. Tatiana was killed in the crash; Matt was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.…
Category: Prayer
Prayer Update (August 17, 2018)
There’s a lot of activity happening on the Heritage campus these days. Our construction teams are working hard at finishing several big renovation projects (in the cafeteria and residence halls). Our admissions team continues to process applications for the college…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 14)
“For the sake of your name.” That phrase, repeated twice in chapter 14 (7, 21) forms the basis of Jeremiah’s desperate prayer in a desperate time of Judah’s history. The opening verses reveal a distressing situation: a draught has devastated…
Prayer Update August 11, 2018
Linda and I returned yesterday afternoon from a week at Wesley Acres Christian Camp where I was the speaker for the week. In my previous Prayer Update, I asked you to pray for the impact of the series of messages…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 13)
Pride goes before destruction--that's the clear message that comes out in Jeremiah 13. In this chapter, God says He will punish the “pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem” (9). Jeremiah warns the people of Israel, “Hear and…
Prayer Update August 3, 2018
As we turn the calendar page from July to August, we move closer to the start of a new school year at Heritage College and Seminary. This is an exciting time. It's also a busy time as we prepare for…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 12)
This chapter opens with a conversation between Jeremiah and the Lord that sounds similar to the initial exchange between Habakkuk and the Lord (Habakkuk 1). Jeremiah expresses consternation and frustration that God, who is a God of justice, doesn’t seem…
Prayer Update June 15
Linda and I have had some wonderful opportunities to teach God's Word over the past few weeks. I spoke several messages from John 15 at the AGC National Convention in Niagara Falls; Linda and I also did a workshop on…
Prayer Update May 31, 2018
This weekend, Linda and I are at the national conference for the Associated Gospel Churches of Canada (AGC). This will be a historic gathering as the AGC says thank you to its outgoing president (Bill Fietji) and welcomes its new…
Abiding + Asking = Abounding
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been spending time digging into John 15 in preparation for a series of messages I am scheduled to give at the National Conference for the Associated Gospel Churches of Canada. In this wonderful passage,…
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