Category Archives: Bible

The Gospel of John, Chapter 4

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

We continue working through the Gospel of John John 4:1-12 John 4:13-26 John 4:27-42 John 4:43-54

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Can We Argue with God?

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

How would Jonah’s story have been different if he’d taken time to engage with God, to ask questions and even to argue? Could he have come out the other side in a better relationship with God and with a better … Continue reading →

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Wrestling in Prayer

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

God, the creator of the universe, invites us to join in what he’s doing. One key way we do that is in prayer. God lets us see people and situations from his point of view, fills us with love for … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Just Us

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

Or, The Problem of Catholicity The work of the Spirit to make us one body in Christ works against the nationalisms, ethnocentrisms, and individualism that keep us penned up and comfortable with our own tribes.

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Texas Ten Commandments

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

As a Christian – and a Pastor, no less! – I’m expected to be for the public imposition of signs of (my own) religion. Recently Texas has taken the step of requiring the posting of the Ten Commandments in school … Continue reading →

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You Gotta Have a Door! But…

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

The main text for this message is John 10:7-18 7 Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8 All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them. 9 I am the gate; … Continue reading →

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Put Fear in Its Place

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Richard Heyduck
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1700th Anniversary of Nicaea

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

Though I’d attended my grandparents’ 50th anniversary party as a child, I was too young to be aware of what was happening. The first big anniversary I remember celebrating was the US Bicentennial in 1976. I remember celebrating the 200th … Continue reading →

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The Gospel of John – Chapter 3

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

We continue our work through the Gospel of John, getting in to chapter 3: May 4 – We look at the connection between the end of chapter and the conversation with Nicodemus at the beginning of chapter 3. June 1 … Continue reading →

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God Enjoys Doing the Unexpected

Posted on April 20, 2025 by Richard Heyduck
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