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…
Category: preaching
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…
Prayer Update March 10, 2017
Since I wrote my last Prayer Update (Feb 24), Linda and I have done a good bit of traveling. We were in Ottawa to join our daughter on “The Coldest Night of the Year” walk (a fundraiser for a downtown…
Prayer Update February 24, 2017
My heart is full of gratitude to God for all that He did last week in answer to our prayers. On Tuesday, we celebrated the grand opening of the newly remodeled Student Centre. The specialty coffees and comfortable atmosphere has…
The Preacher and Soul Care (part 2)
As I indicated in my last post, preachers need to take good care of their primary "instrument"--their own souls. And doing soul care takes making some commitments. I highlighted one of these commitments in the previous post ("I will cultivate a devotional…
The Preacher and Personal Soul Care (part 1)
In my first year of university I was a music major with an emphasis on voice. I quickly learned I didn’t have what it takes to be a premier vocalist. First, there was the small matter of talent. Or more…
Behold the Lamb of God
The last time Christmas was on a Sunday, I preached a message at the Metropolitan Bible Church on The Word as Lamb. The passage of Scripture we studied was from the first chapter of John's gospel. When you think of "Christmas…
The Christmas Story in 3 Minutes
Several years ago in Ottawa, I had the joying to telling the Christmas story at a Christian Embassy banquet for government leaders--MPs, Senators and ambassadors. The challenge was the time limit: three minutes. Having a three minute time limit turned out…
What is Expository Preaching
One of the distinctives of Heritage seminary is our emphasis on training expository preachers. Admittedly, the word “expository” is used in different ways; so let me clarify how we understand the term. When we talk about expository preaching, we are…
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