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

Help on Patriotism

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Richard Heyduck

I’m working on a message about Jeremiah’s patriotism. I’d love your input on my theses thus far: Though the events of the bible took place in cultures very different from our own, we can still learn from them how we, … Continue reading →

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Short term friendships

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Richard Heyduck

Back in my seminary days I did my supervised ministry at a nursing home in Lexington, Kentucky. In the course of a couple of years (I kept visiting there after my coursework was completed) I made many friends. Pearl was … Continue reading →

Posted in Friendship, Theology | 5 Comments

Tonight’s Concert

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Richard Heyduck

One of the first “Christian” musicians I learned to listen to as a teenager was Dallas Holm. I enjoyed his mix of music and ministry. His concert organizer called last month and asked if we could manage to fit a … Continue reading →

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The Great Enemy

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Richard Heyduck

“God needed him more than we did.” Have you heard that before? Sometimes it’s modified, “God needed another lawyer, doctor, plumber, nurse, good person, angel” – the list goes on. I’ve read the Bible several times and I still can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Death, Theology | 5 Comments

Making Oil?

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Richard Heyduck

Why stop here? Why not do a little more engineering to make the bugs produce the various products one makes from crude?

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Thinking About Justification, part 2

Posted on June 14, 2008 by Richard Heyduck

Here are some thoughts as I prepare to compare John Piper and N.T. Wright on justification. They are in no particular order. One of the cornerstones of the New Perspective on Paul is that legalism was not the defining characteristic … Continue reading →

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Thinking about Justification

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Richard Heyduck

One of the books I’m reading now is John Piper’s The Future of Justification: A Response to N.T. Wright. I’ve enjoyed Tom Wright’s teaching since reading his New Testament and the People of God about 15 years ago. Piper interacts … Continue reading →

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Atheism & Neo-Liberalism

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Richard Heyduck

In a recent interview on the rise of a “new” atheism, John Milbank observes: Post 9/11 has allowed the media to present the religion versus science story in ever cruder terms. Of course it’s highly significant that Christopher Hitchens also … Continue reading →

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Decision Making by Age

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Richard Heyduck

When you’re a kid, Mom & Dad make decisions for you. They usually do ok. When you’re a teenager, Mom & Dad make too many decisions for you. They’re usually wrong. If you could make your own decisions you’d do … Continue reading →

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Too obvious

Posted on June 1, 2008 by Richard Heyduck

The church in America is too easily understood by outsiders. How can any understanding be too easy? It’s too easy because it’s too easy to get the church wrong. Some people are quite sure that the church is a civic … Continue reading →

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