Category Archives: Theology

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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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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The Divine Conspiracy: The Mystery of Israel

Posted on June 12, 2006 by Richard Heyduck

Dan Brown’s biggest mistake in The DaVinci Code was forgetting that Jesus was Jewish. We will never understand Jesus unless we consider what God was up to in the Old Testament.

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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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