Christmas isn’t easy. For some students, going home is hard. For others, coming back is hard. Some face confusion, disappointment and fear. Christmas can reveal rifts in our relationships and patterns of pain. The first Christmas wasn’t easy. There was…
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Why do so many people get depressed around Christmas time?
Christmas can be a time of great highs and lows. On one hand, it’s a time of celebration for many. At the same time, it’s a season of struggle for others. While some are delighted, others are depressed. Why do…
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Prayer Update December 16, 2016
As I sit down to write this prayer update, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Heritage. The campus is blanketed with snow and Christmas lights shine brightly on the spruce trees outside my office window. Inside, things are…
During the frantic holiday season, how can you stay focused on your faith in Christ?
It’s that time of year when many people are delighted by the Christmas story and drained by the Christmas season. In our efforts to make things merry, we often wind up weary. We get so busy with the trimmings of…
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Prayer Update Dec 9, 2016
Once again, I want to thank you for your ongoing prayers for Heritage and for us. Linda and I deeply value and need the ongoing prayer support of friends like you. I want to give thanks to the Lord for…
The Christmas Story in 3 Minutes
Several years ago in Ottawa, I had the joying to telling the Christmas story at a Christian Embassy banquet for government leaders--MPs, Senators and ambassadors. The challenge was the time limit: three minutes. Having a three minute time limit turned out…
Prayer Update December 2, 2016
My heart is filled with thanksgiving to God as I write to thank you for praying for us last week. We had a wonderful time in Ottawa, taking part in several gatherings for Heritage and attending the Christian Embassy dinner…
What is Expository Preaching
One of the distinctives of Heritage seminary is our emphasis on training expository preachers. Admittedly, the word “expository” is used in different ways; so let me clarify how we understand the term. When we talk about expository preaching, we are…
Prayer Update November 25
Thank you for being part of our personal and ministry prayer team. As you can see from one of my last posts (Strafed), we sense a great need for prayer at this time. God is working in some amazing ways…
What is the Christian’s view of guilt?
Guilt is the warning sound made by the smoke detectors in our souls. The Bible says God hardwired us with a conscience—a moral smoke alarm. It signals us with feelings of guilt when we scorch someone with words, flare up…
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