No doubt you’ve noticed our silence on the blog; it’s been a summer of travel, weddings, interviews, and quiet at home. The summer began with a road trip to conduct interviews and to meet Presidents and leaders at other institutions…
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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…
Drawing a Circle
We had a wonderful graduation celebration last Saturday morning. The night before, we had a meaningful time of consecration at our graduation banquet. At the banquet, I told the students the story of Rodney Smith. Rodney was born into a family of gypsies…
Prayer Update April 28
Graduation weekend has arrived! Today we officially launch into graduation events at Heritage. We've prayed and prepared. Now we are anticipating a wonderful weekend of consecration and celebration. Tonight is our Grad Banquet, where grads from the college and seminary…
Praying to win in sports?
As we go deeper into the Stanley Cup playoffs, here’s a question that Christian athletes (as well as Leaf and Sens fans!) have to face: Is it O.K. to pray for your team to win? My answer is that it’s a…
Prayer Update April 21
We are headed down the homestretch at Heritage. Finals week wraps up today. Graduation is only a week away. Would you help us finish well by praying for us? Here are several timely requests for the coming week. ROOF REPAIR:…
We Need More “Christmas and Easter” Christians
Ever hear the phrase “Christmas and Easter Christians”? It’s a description of folks who only show up at church twice a year: at Christmas and Easter. Usually the phrase is spoken as a critique, not a complement. After all, how…
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…
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