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New Podcast Image

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

I’m thinking of starting to put audio back on my old podcast. Here’s the image I’m going to use.

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The Chosen, Season 5 Episode 1

Posted on September 7, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

We’re back to watching The Chosen on Wednesday nights. Here are a few thoughts & observations from episode 1. The biblical parts of the episode (as opposed to the imaginative parts) are mostly drawn from John 12, 16, and a … Continue reading →

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The Treachery of Memes

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

I first noticed this meme circulating several years ago: The first assumption is that the people on the left are, well, leftists, and that being “of the left” means desiring “more government.” Given this assumption, the meme, produced by an … Continue reading →

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Should Christians Be Leftists?

Posted on May 16, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

I’m sucker for free books. In this case Eerdmans, the publisher, offered me a free copy of Phil Christman’s Why Christians Should Be Leftists to read on condition that I’d share my opinions. My initial thoughts were that this book … Continue reading →

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Easter Flowers, Up Close

Posted on April 20, 2025 by Richard Heyduck
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Sycamore in the Forest

Posted on April 12, 2025 by Richard Heyduck
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Good Morning!

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Richard Heyduck
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Recognizing that People Are Complex

Posted on March 24, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

In his book, What If Jesus Was Serious About Justice? Skye Jetani has a helpful comment about how we often have too simple a view of the people around us: “Just as we are each more than the worst thing … Continue reading →

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Habituation

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

In their book Look Again, Sharot & Sunstein write: The principle is simple: when something surprising or unexpected happens, your brain will respond strongly. But when everything is predictable, your brain will respond less, and sometimes not at all. Like … Continue reading →

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Flowers of the Field

Posted on March 18, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

““And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If … Continue reading →

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