Category Archives: Culture

Citizen or Subject?

Posted on March 10, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

Kevin Williamson considers the difference between a “citizen” and a “subject.” In this context I’d prefer being a “citizen.” Do you have a preference? A citizen has many different loyalties and obligations, sometimes complementary and sometimes rivalrous: to the state, … Continue reading →

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Zvi on the Problem(s) of School

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

Lots in his post, so check it out. Just a couple comments. Enthusiasm isn’t the goal of schooling – but we (and the kids) shouldn’t have to fake it. My favorite years of my K12 schooling was fourth grade and … Continue reading →

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The Chosen, Season 4 Episode 5

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

Last night we watched another episode of The Chosen. Jesus and his disciples are making their way from Galilee to Jerusalem. The action goes back and forth between Jesus and the disciples – altogether or in smaller groups – and … Continue reading →

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The Value of a Shared Understanding

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

Mikey’s Funnies had this joke yesterday: A guy had to ask his neighbor for help getting his new sofa inside the apartment because it got stuck in the door. After about twenty minutes of vigorous pushing and maneuvering, the guy … Continue reading →

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A Less Bad Culture War?

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

If we have to have a culture war, I wish we could conceptualize it in ways that were better for the country. Looking at Kyle Chan’s analysis of Chinese economic progress & challenges, Noah Smith claims that we’re getting ourselves … Continue reading →

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Thinking about a “Normal” World

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

When we consider any population, characteristics are not equally distributed to ever member of the population. This is visibly obvious when it comes to height. Every person has some height – they can be measured. Perhaps its also obvious – … Continue reading →

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Conformed to the World?

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Richard Heyduck

This meme has been circulating on social media lately: The truth to this requires nuance. There is almost always more than one way to “become like the world.” The world tends to give us at least two options. It doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Why Churches Are Infatuated with Metrics

Posted on May 18, 2023 by Richard Heyduck

Another pastor asked me today why the church loves “measurability” so much. The question got me to thinking. My first thought turned to Jerry Muller’s book, The Tyranny of Metrics. (If you like other formats, you can listen to Russ … Continue reading →

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Love, Jesus, and the Bible

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Richard Heyduck

I saw this cartoon on Facebook this morning and found it stimulating. First thought: Who are the people in the picture? Reading left to right, as we do in English, we see five people who are dressed in modern western … Continue reading →

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A Problem of Truth

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Richard Heyduck

You’ve probably heard the claim, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” You may not have heard that claim in its context. In John 8:31-32 Jesus is speaking to some people who “had believed him” … Continue reading →

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