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…
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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…
The Silence of God on Good Friday
And the Man of all sorrows, he never forgot What sorrow is carried by the hearts that he bought So when the questions dissolve into the silence of God The aching may remain but the breaking does not The aching…
The Scandalous, Wonderful Cross
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…
Prayer Update April 7, 2017
Once again, I am grateful for your prayer support this past week. I sensed it as I preached last Sunday at Grandview Baptist Church and gave an update on the school at the FEB Central Regional Conference on Tuesday. Here…
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