Author Archives: Richard Heyduck

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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

Heaven, Hell, & Borders

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Richard Heyduck

I’ve seen a meme floating around social media for a few years now: Although the words are ostensibly theological, telling us something about heaven and hell, they’re really using heaven and hell to appeal to Christians to adopt a “biblical” … Continue reading →

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Freedom in Galatians 5:13-14 and Beyond

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Richard Heyduck

We didn’t make much progress in our study of Galatians last night – just two verses. Here’s a link to the mp3. We spent much of the time talking about freedom – in the Bible and in American culture. Beyond … Continue reading →

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How God Became King

Posted on August 5, 2024 by Richard Heyduck

We’ve been doing a study of NT Wright’s book, How God Became King. It’s been a very slow study, sometimes make less than a page of progress in our hour of discussion. There’s been lots of repetition. I’ve spent time … Continue reading →

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How’s the Economy?

Posted on July 17, 2024 by Richard Heyduck

I understand the claim that “the economy is doing great.” Inflation (the rate at which prices are increasing) is down. Unemployment is low. The stock market is booming. “The economy is doing great” isn’t the whole story; it’s not the … Continue reading →

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Who Owns You?

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Richard Heyduck

Do you think many Americans today agree with this claim of John Locke? “every Man has a Property in his own Person. This no Body has any Right to but himself. The Labour of his Body, and the Work of … Continue reading →

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Conformed to the World?

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Richard Heyduck

This meme has been circulating on social media lately: The truth to this requires nuance. There is almost always more than one way to “become like the world.” The world tends to give us at least two options. It doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Multicausality vs. Monocausality

Posted on June 12, 2024 by Richard Heyduck

Think of an event – let’s call it X. X is almost never the result of a single cause. Multiple other events happened to bring about (cause) X. This is a rejection of a norm of monocausality. What if X … Continue reading →

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Thinking About Cause and Effect

Posted on June 11, 2024 by Richard Heyduck

The process we call “cause and effect” is complicated. Our world is full of it, but it doesn’t always operate as we think it should. Our model too often is the light switch. You flip the switch, the light comes … Continue reading →

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Paying for Education

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Richard Heyduck

I continue to see posts on social media defending the proposition that those who are either childless or who have reached a certain age should no longer pay taxes to support education. I confess that I’d rather pay no taxes … Continue reading →

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Holy Week 2024

Posted on March 27, 2024 by Richard Heyduck

When Jesus enters Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, it looks like he’s rolling to success. As the week progresses there’s more and more conflict with the leaders of the people. That conflict comes to a head when one of Jesus’ disciples … Continue reading →

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