Monthly Archives: May 2025

AI & Pastoral Education?

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

I ran across this piece at Mere Orthodoxy today. As far as “AI Coming” for transmission of information, I’m sure he’s right. He’s also right that there needs to be more to pastoral education than transmission of information. But our … Continue reading →

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Put Fear in Its Place

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Richard Heyduck
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1700th Anniversary of Nicaea

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

Though I’d attended my grandparents’ 50th anniversary party as a child, I was too young to be aware of what was happening. The first big anniversary I remember celebrating was the US Bicentennial in 1976. I remember celebrating the 200th … Continue reading →

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Warm Heart?

Posted on May 20, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

What does it mean to have a “warm heart?

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Variation in Populations

Posted on May 20, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

Each one of us is susceptible to a variety of ways of categorization/inclusion in various populations. There is commonly variation within every population when it comes to some characteristic. Consider the variation of “height” within the population of “10 year … Continue reading →

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Should Christians Be Leftists?

Posted on May 16, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

I’m sucker for free books. In this case Eerdmans, the publisher, offered me a free copy of Phil Christman’s Why Christians Should Be Leftists to read on condition that I’d share my opinions. My initial thoughts were that this book … Continue reading →

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The Gospel of John – Chapter 3

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

We continue our work through the Gospel of John, getting in to chapter 3: May 4 – We look at the connection between the end of chapter and the conversation with Nicodemus at the beginning of chapter 3. June 1 … Continue reading →

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Honey Locust

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Richard Heyduck
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Red Admiral

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

At the park this evening

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