We’ve got snow on the ground here in Cambridge, but I’m seeing signs of life and growth on campus. This past week I met with several students who began praying together last November for greater spiritual healing in their lives…
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Becoming an “Open Bible” Church
Over the past few weeks, I've written about the need to help people engage with the Bible. I'll finish off this short series with a third way pastors and church leaders can help people engage with God's Word. (You can…
Let the Lion Out!
We're considering ways pastors and church leaders can help people meaningfully re-engage with the Bible. We've already looked at the first and most basic way: Model engagement with the Bible. Here's a second way: Preach with Confidence in the Bible One of…
Re-engaging with the Bible
Having highlighted the downward trend towards greater disengagement with the Bible, it's time to consider what can be done to turn things around. Like all spiritual transformations, a change for the better will ultimately be a work of God's Spirit. But God's…
Who Reads the Bible Anyway?
In a previous post, I cited evidence from the Bible Engagement Survey that shows Canadians in general, and Christians in particular, are becoming increasing disengaged from the Bible. There are undoubtedly a number of reasons for this decline, but the Canadian…
Pastor, You are a Well-Known Unknown
Tony Campolo tells the story of driving up to preach at a church and finding only three other cars in the parking lot. Tony’s seven-year old son, Bart, looked at the empty lot and said, “Dad, nobody’s come to hear…
Getting Better at Preaching
I recently read a fascinating article by Hershael York entitled “Four Reasons Why Some Preachers Get Better and Others Don’t.” Since York has been a preaching prof for sixteen years, he has some street cred on the topic. The four…
Off to a Great Start!
It’s been a wonderful week here at Heritage as we’ve launched a new school year. Classes have started for both college and seminary. The resident halls are full of life again. There is a strong sense of energy and anticipation…
A Tribute and a Challenge
We're gearing up for the start of a new school year at Heritage; this coming Monday is move in day for our new college students. My prayer is that God will use our faculty and staff to help prepare these men…
From Harvard to Heritage
One of the important stops on our journey to Heritage College and Seminary took place at Harvard. Several years back, our family visited Harvard University while we were in Boston. I’d never been to the campus before and didn’t expect…
Rick and Linda Reed 