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…
Category: preaching
Praise & Prayer Update October 20, 2017
Last week I asked you to join with us in praying for Linda's course (Women Who Impact the World) and the accreditation visit from the ATS team (Association of Theological Schools). We are rejoicing in God's goodness and answers to prayer.…
Prayer Update, October 13, 2017
One of the distinctives of Heritage Seminary is our emphasis on training up biblical preachers to serve local churches. We are convinced that healthy churches need pastors who feed people well from God's Word. As part of this commitment to…
Bilingual Preaching
To be truly effective, preachers have to become bilingual—fluent in two languages. I say that even though I only speak English. What are the two essential languages a preacher must speak? Not English and French (even in Canada). Not Greek…
Prayer Update May 12, 2017
Graduation marked the end of our school year at Heritage, but the school’s ministry continues to move forward. Spring and summer term classes have already started. Our faculty and staff have gathered to assess the previous year and plan for the…
The Preacher and Soul Care (Part 3)
In the two previous posts, I made the case that looking after the health of our souls is not a luxury, but a necessity, for all who preach and teach God’s Word. This is true whether we preach to…
Living with A Living Hope
Hope. Hope is something everyone needs. But sometimes hope is hard to hold on to. We want to remain hopeful but face situations that seem hopeless. We get our hopes up and have our hopes dashed. So we hope for the best…
The Scandalous, Wonderful Cross
It’s not a big surprise that the cross is the most enduring symbol of the Christian faith. But it should be. We’ve grown so accustomed to seeing crosses that we often forget the fact that the cross was originally scandalous…
Prayer Update, March 24, 2017
Yesterday we held our annual Ministry Leadership Day at Heritage. This year's speaker, Tim Challies, served us well in his preaching and teaching. Tim has published on the topic of a Christian perspective on technology an a biblical approach to productivity. All…
Living in a Construction Zone
Today in chapel, I continued the series we are doing called Unfinished Business. We are focusing on areas of our lives as believers where we are still “under construction”. I preached a message from Philippians 1:3-6 on God’s promise to finish the…
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