Every two years, Linda and I team up to teach a course called: Reaching the World: Local, National, and Global Evangelism This four-day course is designed to inspire and equip Christians to be actively engaged in God's global mission--beginning right…
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Praise and Prayer Update (August 26, 2022)
It's Friday but Sunday's coming. This Sunday afternoon, over twenty student leaders will arrive on the Heritage Campus to begin a week of training for their leadership roles in the upcoming school year. One of the things I love about…
Rick’s upcoming new book: Losing Your Luggage
Over the past year, I've been working on a manuscript for a new book called Losing Your Luggage: Finding Freedom from Sinful Baggage. The book explores the life-changing and liberating truths found in Romans 6-8. These chapters have been favourites…
Reed’s Summer Travels
It's been a summer on the road. Many miles, lots of smiles, plenty of memories. In June, after I spoke at a Pastor's Conference, Linda and I headed to Cape Cod, Massachusetts for several days with our kids and grandkids.…
Why It Matters!
In the last post, I highlighted the answer I recently gave to a group of Christian leaders on "What Makes Christian Higher Education Christian?" In this post, I'll follow up with the answer I gave to a second question: "Why…
What makes Christian Higher Education Christian?
Several weeks ago, I was on a panel with other leaders from Canadian Christian colleges, universities, and seminaries. I was asked to answer two questions. 1) What makes Christian HIgher Education Christian? 2) Why does this matter? In this post,…
Praise and Prayer Update (May 28, 2022)
Life at Heritage is quieter these days. Summer courses are in session, but the residence halls are empty. After a full and fruitful year, it's a nice change of pace. But we are already looking forward to next fall and…
Godly vs. Ungodly Ambition
One of the challenges those of us in ministry face is the heart test of ambition. Simply put, how can I be sure that what I'm doing "for the Lord" is really for the Lord? How can I tell if…
Graduation Elation
This year’s Graduation Weekend was one of the most joyful experiences of my nine years at Heritage. On Friday evening, April 29th, we gathered for our annual Grad Banquet. At the close of the night, graduates circled the room, each…
Praise and Prayer Update (April 29, 2022)
Graduation weekend has arrived! There is a great deal of excitement and joy on campus these days. Students have successfully completed their studies and are able to relax and rejoice together. Tonight (Friday) we have our annual Graduation Banquet and…