Author Archives: Richard Heyduck

One of the recent controversies in the UMC is over a Virginia pastor who has been removed from ministry for not allowing a homosexual man to become a member of the church. I’m not a member of the Virginia Annual … Continue reading →

I was honored to be invited to preach for the closing worship of the CTCYM (Central Texas Conference Youth in Mission) Senior High trip again this summer. Here is a downloadable version of the message: Audio version Enjoy!

Since I have been blogging, I have been trying in a variety of ways to get the word out. I tell people I think might be interested, and encourage them to tell others. Something very interesting happened. When I told … Continue reading →

Should we really be surprised that Iraq is having difficulty dealing with constitutional matters? Word has it two of the biggest issues of contention are the rights of women and the role of Islam in the government. I suppose there … Continue reading →

Scott Burns writes today about the high cost of raising a family. He only goes as high as two children, demonstrating how much people need to increase their earnings just to stay even (clue: it takes more than just staying … Continue reading →

Here’s a link to today’s sermon, Learning from John Wesley: Salvation. It’s the first in a series on John Wesley.

What to think about the Israeli pull-out from Gaza? Is this a good thing for the Palestinians – or does it merely open the door for a war between the PLO and Hamas (and whoever else has a gun and … Continue reading →

We sometimes forget that we’re only one piece of the international economy. The rise in oil and gas prices affect not only us, but also the rest of the world. The growing economies in India and China have been adding … Continue reading →

One of the latest offerings in reality tv will be “Tommy Lee Goes to College,” on NBC. The show has Tommy Lee, famous mostly for his stint as Motley Crue’s drummer and once-spouse of Pamela Anderson Lee, attending classes at … Continue reading →

We like learning in school because what we learn there tends to be abstracted from our actual life situations. Math is clearly objective – not need for emotion or conflict there. History – we might argue over interpretation of various … Continue reading →