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

Appreciating Pastors

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Richard Heyduck

Debra Young of the Pastor’s Retreat Network asked me to post this. I’m adding my comments along the way. 12 Ways to Appreciate Your Pastor   When we look at our pastor or minister what do we see?  A spiritual … Continue reading →

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Curious Happenings in the C of E?

Posted on October 9, 2006 by Richard Heyduck

From the Daily Telegraph, “Drive for multi-faith Britain deepens rifts, says Church.” How does one take this? Is the supposedly liberal Church of England turning away from the multicultural creed (often equivalent to, “Everyone is right but us.”)? Are they … Continue reading →

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United Methodism: Liberal? Conservative? What?

Posted on October 6, 2006 by Richard Heyduck

Donald W. Haynes is doing a series in the United Methodist Reporter responding to questions described as responding to concerns of “conservative readers.” The first piece is “Is Methodism ‘Too Liberal’ for Conservatives?” the second, “Is Bible Literally the Word … Continue reading →

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Depth of Sin

Posted on October 4, 2006 by Richard Heyduck

Big sin has been making the headlines lately. Sinners have been hunting the girls lately. First it was the fellow in Colorado last week. Now it’s Mr. Roberts in Pennsylvania. The thought seems to be, “Let’s go torture some girls, … Continue reading →

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Assurance & Security

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Richard Heyduck

In response to John L. Drury’s review of Roger Olson’s Arminian Theology: Myths and Realities I was inspired to explore the difference between Assurance and Security. As a United Methodist pastor I pastor churches in which theology has, for generations, … Continue reading →

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No God Left Behind?

Posted on September 21, 2006 by Richard Heyduck

William G. Durden, President of Dickinson College, thinks quantitative accountability to the government by the colleges – to justify their continued existence – is as silly as the government holding churches quantitatively accountable for their freedom from taxation.

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Connecting Methodist Bloggers

Posted on September 14, 2006 by Richard Heyduck

John the Methodist makes a request.

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Religion

Posted on September 14, 2006 by Richard Heyduck

Back when I was in college John Cobb came for a lecture series. One of his lectures was titled, “Can a Christian Be a Buddhist Too?” I don’t remember the content of his lecture, but my recollection was that he … Continue reading →

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We Forget too Quickly

Posted on September 11, 2006 by Richard Heyduck

We forget too quickly that the Taliban was raised up more in the madrassas of Pakistan than in Afghanistan. The “War on Terror” will never be won until those fighting it are willing to take note of the irrelevance of … Continue reading →

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The Books

Posted on September 9, 2006 by Richard Heyduck

Guy Williams tagged me with this, so I’m finally going to break down and do it. Though I read piles of books, I don’t usually think in these categories, so answering these questions is tough. 1. One book that changed … Continue reading →

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