Author Archives: Richard Heyduck

About Richard Heyduck

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

Thinking about “Once Saved Always Saved” as a Wesleyan

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Richard Heyduck

In our culture Baptists may be the loudest proclaimers of the teaching, but it’s rooted in the Calvinist/Augustinian teaching of the “Perseverance of the Saints.” If salvation is ONLY a matter of what God does, if God’s grace is irresistible, … Continue reading →

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Jesus, Thine All-Victorious Love

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Richard Heyduck

Jesus, Thine All-Victorious Love is by Charles Wesley. The tune is Azmon, the same tune used for Wesley’s O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing, a hymn we sing with some regularity, so at least that will be familiar. Here are the words: … Continue reading →

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Favorite Nonfiction of 2023

Posted on December 28, 2023 by Richard Heyduck

Here are the top nonfiction books I read this year. Joshua McNall, PerhapsAdam Hochschild, American MidnightMatthew Emerson, He Descended to the DeadFleming Rutledge, Not Ashamed of the GospelAlan Kreider, The Patient Ferment of the Early ChurchCarmen Imes, Being God’s ImageMatthew … Continue reading →

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Hardy Memorial Methodist Church History

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Richard Heyduck

Before she died in 2004, long-time member Virginia Hobbs shared oral history about the congregation. Here is audio from that history. We’d like to make a video with it and could use help from people who would listen and provide … Continue reading →

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All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Richard Heyduck

Have you considered the fourth stanza of the hymn, All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name? Let every kindred, every tribe On this terrestrial ball, To him all majesty ascribe, And crown him Lord of all. When we read the … Continue reading →

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Lord, I Want to Be a Christian

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Richard Heyduck

Do you know the song, Lord, I Want to Be a Christian? Consider the four claims we make in this simple song: The obvious thing about these claims is that they are good things for people like us – church … Continue reading →

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Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Richard Heyduck

We’re going to start our singing Sunday with Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know. Consider that word “know.” The first sense of that is the theoretical: Here is an idea, a fact, that I know. I know that Jesus … Continue reading →

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Firebrand Theology Seminar

Posted on August 8, 2023 by Richard Heyduck

I don’t get the opportunity these days to do much deep consideration of theology, so when I learned that the Firebrand Theology Seminar would focus on the work of Billy Abraham this summer it was too good to pass up. … Continue reading →

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Study of Reversed Thunder

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Richard Heyduck

We’re doing a study of Eugene Peterson’s book on Revelation, Reversed Thunder. Below you can find the audio of our meetings:

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What about “the Women?”

Posted on June 19, 2023 by Richard Heyduck

In their recent meeting, a large denomination spoke authoritatively against the practice of women serving as pastors or leaders in churches if that role put them in a place where they taught men or “directed” men. They do this with … Continue reading →