Several years ago in Ottawa, I had the joying to telling the Christmas story at a banquet for Canadian Members of Parliament and ambassadors from a wide variety of nations. The challenge was the time limit: I was allotted three minutes.
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Praise and Prayer Update (December 5, 2025)
Linda and I recently returned from celebrating US Thanksgiving with our kids and grandkids down in the States. We had a joyful, meaningful time together around the Thanksgiving table. We even got to hear our son Ryan preach a Thanksgiving…
Preachers: Here’s a one-hour change that will improve your sermons (and lower your stress)
A number of years ago, I took a preaching course with Haddon Robinson. One of the most helpful things he taught us was a way to take some pressure off sermon preparation and wind up with a better sermon. The…
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Stan Fowler: Scholar, Servant, Singer.
One week ago, on Tuesday, August 26th, Dr. Stan Fowler, long-time theology professor at Heritage Theological Seminary, graduated from earth to heaven. I had the privilege of working with Stan during my years at Heritage. Stan was a “scholar in…
Summer Tuesdays with Ezra (Chapter 8)
Ezra 8 Chapter 8 reads like an entry from Ezra’s personal journal; in vivid detail he chronicles the actions he took to gather and lead the company of exiles back to Jerusalem in the seventh year of king Artaxerxes. Ezra…
How to Navigate Through Life’s Rough Waters (Part 2)
If you could use some inspiration and motivation to anchor your life in God’s Word, you should read Daws, the biography of Dawson Trotman. His life story shows the stability and strength God gives to those who saturate their hearts…
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How to Navigate Through Life’s Rough Waters (Part 1)
I don’t have to tell you life is not exactly smooth sailing right now. Internationally, the waters are choppy and chaotic. Closer to home, we feel storm tossed by rising prices and falling stock markets. It’s hard to stay steady…
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Resource Spotlight: Help with Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel
Some of the richest parts of the Old Testament can be some of the most difficult to understand. I'm talking about the prophetic books written by Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. In these powerful books, we get to know God in…
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When You Feel Like Quitting: Learning from Jeremiah
The prophet Jeremiah wasn’t a quitter, but there were days he wanted to quit. Read what he lived through over the course of his forty-year ministry and you will understand why he wanted to resign. God gave him one of…
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The Christmas Story in Three Minutes (revisited)
How would you summarize the Christmas story in three minutes? Here's my answer.
Rick and Linda Reed 