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The Lost World of Scripture

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Richard Heyduck

Having enjoyed John Walton’s earlier work, The Lost World of Genesis One, I thought I’d check out his recent The Lost World of Scripture. Here’s the review I just posted on Amazon. This book has two main goals. The first is along … Continue reading →

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Systemic Racism?

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Richard Heyduck

A few thoughts: 1. If I as an individual identify a person or set of persons as belonging to a certain race, AND, I take my having identified them as members of that race to tell me the primary things … Continue reading →

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Not Islamic?

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Richard Heyduck

In last night’s speech the President said, Now let’s make two things clear: ISIL is not “Islamic.” No religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of ISIL’s victims have been Muslim. And ISIL is certainly not a … Continue reading →

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Books (a Friday evening rant)

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Richard Heyduck

Books enable scholars to extend their reach. A single teacher can only have so many students. When the teacher writes a book, what that teacher has to say can be passed on to many students. Book may be expensive, but … Continue reading →

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Pat Oldham, Woman of Faith

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Richard Heyduck

Pat Oldham, a member of a former congregation, died today. During my years there Pat served in almost every capacity, official and unofficial. More than serving as committee member (and chair), lay speaker, UMW leader, etc. Pat was a woman … Continue reading →

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Ezra & the Outsiders

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Richard Heyduck

The book of Ezra in the Old Testament shows conflicting attitudes toward outsiders. Most famously, Ezra ends with the push for the Israelite men to get rid of their foreign wives and their children. These wives are leading the men … Continue reading →

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(Higher) Educational Lament

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Richard Heyduck

Now that I’ve been teaching for a couple of years, I see a few things over which I lament. One thing I’ve lamented since my own college days (in the early 1980s) is the high rate of inflation in higher … Continue reading →

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But it would be…

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Richard Heyduck

But it would be as easy to ignore the libertarian threat to higher education, which may be just as pernicious. The libertarian threat to higher education in the name of productivity is seen in the “public policy” think tanks influencing … Continue reading →

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Insouciance

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Richard Heyduck

One of the books I’m reading is Will Willimon’s latest, Bishop. Ok, since it came out a couple of months ago it’s probably not his latest any more, but it’s close. I find that Willimon’s snarky style provokes so many … Continue reading →

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Changing Religion

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Richard Heyduck

When I was a young Christian, I used to hear a lot about cults. We had to be on the watch for them. Among the groups so identified were the Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Moonies, and the Worldwide Church of … Continue reading →

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