Author Archives: Richard Heyduck

John Derbyshire of The Corner at National Review Online says this about war (the link is here. Since The Corner doesn’t have links to individual messages, you can find it at 10:32 a.m. on July 8, 2005): Wars should be … Continue reading →

Christianity Today interviews Dennia Bakke, author of the new Joy at Work. CEO of a major energy company, Bakke considers joy a missing element – both at work and at church. Read the interview & seek joy – for yourself … Continue reading →

The healthy countries in Africa are few. Disease is rampant. Economies sputter – when they’re not being pillaged by their “rulers for life” and their cronies. The accepted wisdom is the same as most other problems (public education, health insurance, … Continue reading →

A powerful film about the martyrdom of Rachel Scott at Columbine has won a movie award. You can see the film here.

Just got off the phone with a life time friend and co-conspirator in youth ministry. Another mutual friend came up in the conversation who has been active and effective in youth ministry since the mid 70’s. Conventional wisdom says you … Continue reading →

Check out this week’s Carnival of Education! Week after week they have interesting and inspiring discussions of educations. Pposts range from school administration to homescholing to higher ed – and everything in between.

On the face of it, most of us would choose satisfaction over discontent. It’s so much more comfortable. But that’s only as long as we leave the issue as an abstraction. Once we ask what it is we’re discontent or … Continue reading →

The Dallas Morning News tells the story (registration required – but free) of the Nguyen family of the metroplex. A generation ago poor immigrants from Vietnam, now they are a large family of doctors, engineers and educators. By their reckoning … Continue reading →

Rock and Rap and Pop are going global today with the “Live 8” event. A next-gen version of 1985’s “Live Aid,” this re-do is again headed up by Bob Geldof. The theme this time is poverty. This world-wide concert event … Continue reading →

Christianity Today has a feature on Jack Hayford, pastor of Church on the Way in Van Nuys, California. I’ve never been to the church, and haven’t had much opportunity to hear Jack Hayford or read his books. I did meet … Continue reading →