Author Archives: Richard Heyduck

Don’t you hate it when people make all sorts of religious claims that they can’t back up? Do you wonder, even marvel on occasion about how many people have made radical change in their lives on the basis of some … Continue reading →

Here’s my message for the second Sunday of Advant, What Next? I understood the end times pretty well when I was a teenager – when I read mostly dispensationalist literature: Lindsey, Walvoord, Pentecost, etc. Then I read the bible for … Continue reading →

My old podcoast provider was situated in Florida and has been having problems since Hurricane Wilma. I’ve finally gotten my first advent message, Why Advent? online and available for you to enjoy in mp3 format.

A few days ago I argued that the need for church planting is greater than we usually think. A sub-section of that argument, was a claim that our common ways of grouping people “White folks,” “Black folks,” etc., are not … Continue reading →

At prayer meeting the other meeting a lady mentioned visiting her grandchildren in the Big City. One of the grandchildren is into hockey (not the biggest sport in Texas), so she went to watch one of his games. In the … Continue reading →

I’m at a meeting at a church in another town yesterday. At an appropriate break time, I find the nearest men’s room. Being a pastor, I am curious about most aspects of other church facilities, so I “investigated” the layout … Continue reading →

One of the latest complaints I’ve heard from American Christians is that our culture is dropping “Christmas” in favor of “Holiday.” It’s said that stores like Walmart and Target won’t even use the word anymore. I confess that I’m not … Continue reading →

During our special Annual Conference session November 19th a retired pastor and District Superintendent made the contention that new church plants are only for the Houston area – not for the majority of towns in the Conference. I can think … Continue reading →

The Rolling Stones have been signed to play halftime of the upcoming Super Bowl. It reminds me of the time I recognized “Hotel California” playing on Muzak at a funeral home. While I am not old enough to remember it … Continue reading →

For our family Thanksgiving gathering this year we met up at Quartz Mountain Resort Park on Lake Altus in western Oklahoma. None of us had ever been there before, but considering we were traveling from East Texas, Central Texas, the … Continue reading →