Category Archives: Current events

Religion

Posted on September 14, 2006 by Richard Heyduck

Back when I was in college John Cobb came for a lecture series. One of his lectures was titled, “Can a Christian Be a Buddhist Too?” I don’t remember the content of his lecture, but my recollection was that he … Continue reading →

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We Forget too Quickly

Posted on September 11, 2006 by Richard Heyduck

We forget too quickly that the Taliban was raised up more in the madrassas of Pakistan than in Afghanistan. The “War on Terror” will never be won until those fighting it are willing to take note of the irrelevance of … Continue reading →

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Assimilation

Posted on August 29, 2006 by Richard Heyduck

Americans have prided themselves for doing a better job than the Europeans assimilating “our Muslims.” There are now indications that pride may be mistaken. In Sunday’s Washington Post Geneive Abdo reports on her conversations with Muslims (especially Muslim women) around … Continue reading →

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The Problem of Method

Posted on July 31, 2006 by Richard Heyduck

I’m an academic introvert by nature. I love to learn and would be happy off by myself reading. At the same time, I have a call to ministry. My greatest gifts are in teaching and preaching. I’ve learned that teaching … Continue reading →

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Back from Camp

Posted on July 23, 2006 by Richard Heyduck

I’m just back from my annual pilgimage to church camp. The past couple of times I’ve been I’ve worked Senior High camp. I first went to camp at Lakeview in winter 1978. It was a “Midwinter” weekend event. I don’t … Continue reading →

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An Eye for an Eye

Posted on July 1, 2006 by Richard Heyduck

A week ago Hamas captured Israeli Corporal Gilad Shalit. Now the Israelis are saying they’ll assassinate the Palestinian Prime Minister if Shalit is not returned unharmed. We moderns look at the OT “Eye for an Eye” and think “How barbaric!” … Continue reading →

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Do They Really Mean It?

Posted on June 3, 2006 by Richard Heyduck

The first night of Annual Conference (when we had a youth service) some folks (not youth) were passing out buttons. The buttons featured the United Methodist marketing slogan, “Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors,” but added an additional line: “… … Continue reading →

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Getting beat by the Lutherans

Posted on May 23, 2006 by Richard Heyduck

While many of our Annual Conferences will be taking up resolutions opposing the war in Iraq, the Lutherans are taking the opposite approach. They are sending their own troops! Driving through Waco this afternoon, I noticed a Lutheran Church, the … Continue reading →

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