Last week, I asked you to pray for Linda and me as we spoke at a Marriage Retreat for Benton Street Baptist Church. By God's grace, we had a wonderful weekend, sensing God's strength and grace. It's always refreshing to…
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The Church in Action (Acts 3)
Each week, I am seeking to post my written reflections on one chapter in the book of Acts. Last week: Acts 1. This week: Acts 3. My prayer is that your mind and heart will be challenged and encouraged by…
Praise and Prayer Update (February 7, 2020)
What it week it's been! This year's missions conference was very impactful for students, faculty and staff. The messages given by Tim Watley (Ethnos Canada) and Brooks Buser (Radius International) were riviting, inspiring and challenging for all of us. (You…
The Church in Action (Acts 2)
Each week, I hope to post my written reflections on one chapter in the book of Acts. Last week: Acts 1. This week: Acts 2. My prayer is that your mind and heart will be challenged and encouraged by these…
Praise and Prayer Update (January 31, 2020)
I (Rick) am posting this just before heading off to teach an all-day course on pastoral leadership at Heritage Seminary. As I've looked over the roster of the eleven students signed up for the class, I'm excited. God is entrusting…
The Church in Action (Acts 1)
Several years ago, I spent my morning devotional time studying through the book of Acts. Each week I dug into one chapter, recording my observations, insights, and questions. I gained a great deal from the study; my mind was stretched…
Praise and Prayer Update (January 24, 2020)
As I write this morning, my heart brims with praise for the many evidences of God’s grace to Heritage in recent days. Yesterday, our college students led the Local Outreach Chapel. They reported on five outreach initiatives they’ve been actively…
The Yearly Reeder 2019
As we launch into 2020, here's our Yearly Reeder for 2019. _______________________________________________ Our year, like so many of yours, had heartaches and happiness – with moments of “Hallelujah.” That’s the way it ended. But we will start at the top.…
Praise and Prayer Update (December 13, 2019)
Last week I asked you to join us in praying for the ESL International Christmas dinner we were hosting at Heritage. The Lord answered our prayers in some wonderful ways. We had over 160 people attend; many different countries were…
Praise and Prayer Update (December 6, 2019)
Yesterday (Thursday), I had the joy of hearing Heritage students give group presentations on their involvement in our Love Hespeler Initiative. We engage all our incoming students in ministry to our local community (Hespeler). In addition to praying for the…
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