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About Richard Heyduck

Pastor of Hardy Memorial Methodist Church, a Global Methodist Congregation. PhD Fuller Seminary MDiv Asbury Seminary BA Southwestern University

The Chosen, Season 3 Episode 8

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

A few thoughts & comments from The Chosen, season 3, episode 8. – The episode is framed by the power of the Psalms in our handling life. Whatever we’re going through, we can find models & forms in the Psalms … Continue reading →

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The Chosen, Season 3 Episode 6

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

Pilate is talking to his wife about going out to meet with a friend. She claims he doesn’t have any friends. He counters that he has “useful contacts.” Do we take time to have friends who are more than “useful” … Continue reading →

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The Chosen, Season 3 Episode 5

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

I’m continuing to share observations and questions from my viewing of The Chosen. Zebedee, now that he has two sons who are following the Messiah describes his life and legacy as “waiting for the Messiah,” takes himself to be free … Continue reading →

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The Chosen, Season 3 Episode 3

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

My observations and questions on this episode: The central and most controversial claim Jesus made in the synagogue in Nazareth was “TODAY this is fulfilled in your hearing.” The episode expanded on what Bible readers have long noticed about Jesus’ … Continue reading →

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The Chosen, Season 3 Episode 2

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

We’re watching The Chosen on Wednesday evenings at church. From time to time I think about sharing questions and notes. What have you done that has helped you fully trust God? “None of you are what you were.” What is … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Cutting Government Spending

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

There’s been much commentary about cutting government spending lately. I have a few thoughts:

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The Gospel of John – Chapter 1

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

We’ve doing a study of the Gospel of John at Hardy Memorial Global Methodist Church. I’ll be posting the audio recordings of class sessions here. 19 January 2025 26 January 2025 2 February 2025 16 February 2025 23 February 2025 … Continue reading →

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Thinking about a “Normal” World

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

When we consider any population, characteristics are not equally distributed to ever member of the population. This is visibly obvious when it comes to height. Every person has some height – they can be measured. Perhaps its also obvious – … Continue reading →

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Living Like Jesus in the “Negative World?”

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Richard Heyduck
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This Little Babe

Posted on December 12, 2024 by Richard Heyduck

When I was in college we had a large chapel choir. It was large enough, in fact, that I could be a member without noticeably impairing the sound quality. I gained much of my appreciation of historical Christian music from … Continue reading →

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