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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Last May, when Linda and I were at a cottage, our car was strafed. The word strafe refers to being machine-gunned from a low-flying aircraft. During WWII, allied troops regularly came under deadly machine gun and cannon fire from Luftwaffe…
Visiting our campus yesterday for the first time today were two visitors from the far north. This native pastor said a “thirty hours drive” fulfilled his wish to visit Heritage College and Seminary. Hugs in the hallways were given to…
On this Remembrance Day, we gratefully remember the men and women who have fought to defend our country. As Christians, we also remember the supreme sacrifice of Christ, who laid down His life to save us when we were still…
Rick and Linda Reed 