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…
Tag: Heritage College and Seminary
Right-sizing Your Ministry Expectations
What are your expectations in ministry? Would you say they are high or low? Optimistic, realistic, or even pessimistic? How can we right-size our expectations? That's the focus of this post.
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…
Bonhoeffer’s Teaching on Preaching
Here's our #1 all-time viewed post. This post was highlighted by Tim Challies which boosted the number of views. While Eric Metaxas' biography on Bonhoeffer is now a few years old, if you haven't read it yet, it would be…
A Word from Linda
Today, it happened again. God blessed us more than we could imagine (Eph 3:20) as we booked a hotel for Rick to speak at Promise Keepers Ottawa and to visit (Feb 26-March 1). As we’ve booked hotels and cars recently…
What in the world is Jesus doing?
This past weekend Linda and I traveled to Barrie Ontario so I could speak at Harvest Bible Chapel. We had a wonderful time. At least four of their pastors studied at Heritage and they welcomed us warmly. I spoke from…
Sailing Through 2016
As we set sail into a New Year, we all hope for smooth sailing. But most of us have lived long enough to know storms will be coming our way. Balmy days and calm waters will, at times, turn into…
Love Hespeler
Last Sunday night, under threatening skies, several hundred believers (including about 70 Heritage students) met for an outdoor praise and prayer service at Forbes Park in the little village of Hespeler. Hespeler is one of three towns and a hamlet that…
Charlottetown, Dallas, Louisville, Lancaster, New York, Cambridge
We’ve not written much these past few months as we’ve been on the road this summer. From the East Coast to the Deep South—and a number of stops along the way. Here’s a few snapshots from our travels. Charlottetown. Just…
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“Don’t You Know How Busy and Important I am?”
On a recent visit to Ottawa, my daughter showed me a video that made me both laugh and wince. It’s a song by a British singer, Tom Rosenthal, called “Don’t you know how busy and important I am?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9h3KUtaIc Busyness…
Rick and Linda Reed 