Tolerance was huge virtue for our society until it got redefined. Now it’s actually hurting us. In previous eras, tolerance meant that every person had an equal right to his or her beliefs. But now tolerance means that every…
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Tuesdays with Isaiah (Isaiah 3)
Continuing the theme of God’s coming judgment on the pride and disobedience of Judah, Isaiah, in chapter 3, presents a sad and sobering picture of the devastating results of God’s coming judgment. In verses 1-7, the Lord announces he will…
Praise and Prayer Update (September 16, 2022)
It's been an amazing week at Heritage College and Seminary. I sense the Lord has answered many of our prayers. Our Convocation service on Tuesday set the right tone for a year of focused study and training. Students are getting…
Wild Things Happen on the Way to the Gospel (Acts 1)
Linda and I are scheduled to co-teach a Heritage course on Reaching the World: Local, National, and Global Evangelism. As part of the course, students work their way through the book of Acts. Linda is writing a series of articles…
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Tuesdays with Isaiah (Chapter 2)
Isaiah 2 gives a short but stunning vision of God’s exaltation over human pride and idolatry. The chapter begins with a glorious vision of what’s coming: the global exaltation of God (1-5). Then, Isaiah presents a contrastive vision of the…
Praise and Prayer Update (September 9, 2022)
Dr David Barker on the first day of fall classes The plane is off the ground! We had a joyful launch to the school year this week. Monday was our move-in day. Yesterday was our first official day of classes.…
What Billy Understood
This summer, I read a fascinating work called The Preacher and the Presidents. The book explores the ministry of Billy Graham through the lens of his relationship with at least nine US presidents. Early in the book, the authors (Nancy…
Tuesdays with Isaiah (Chapter 1)
The book of Isaiah opens with a simple statement attributing the visions contained in it to “Isaiah the son of Amoz” (1:1). This affirmation has been attacked over the years by scholars who insist the book is the product of…
Praise and Prayer Update (September 2, 2022)
Labour Day is not a day of rest at Heritage College and Seminary. On Monday, September 5, a wave of new and returning college students will move into the residence halls. Our student leaders will be ready to help these…
New Series: Tuesdays with Isaiah
Several years ago, I started a new approach to my daily Bible reading. While I had read through the Bible numerous times, I felt I had only skimmed the surface on three major books in the Old Testament: Jeremiah, Ezekiel,…
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