Tag Archives: John Wesley

Methodist Desire

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

A while back I mentioned the Methodist General Rules. Briefly summarized they say: First, Do no harm. Second, Do Good. Third, Attend to all the ordinances of God. Let’s consider the first rule in more detail. In context the full … Continue reading →

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Three Simple Rules?

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

Since I’m working on a piece on Wesley’s General Rules I reread Rueben Job’s book Three Simple Rules: A Wesleyan Way of Living yesterday afternoon. It’s a tiny book –  fewer than 70 pages. It’s easy to read in a … Continue reading →

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Warm Heart?

Posted on May 20, 2025 by Richard Heyduck

What does it mean to have a “warm heart?

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Wesley’s Sermon on The Catholic Spirit

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Richard Heyduck

I’m working through some of Wesley’s works to help United Methodist churches in the discernment process many are in now. Throughout the document, I provide analysis of what Wesley is saying and questions for consideration. My intention is that these … Continue reading →

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Thoughts upon John Wesley’s Thoughts Upon Methodism

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Richard Heyduck

At the current season of division and denominational chaos, many churches in the United Methodist Church are entering an official period of discernment. I think getting back to Wesley is a good thing, so I’m going back to some of … Continue reading →

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Wesley on Preaching Law & Gospel

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Richard Heyduck

One of the books I’m reading is Fool’s Talk by Os Guinness. It’s a good book for those involved in the work of apologetics. I want to be a little picky, however. He says at one point, ‘As John Wesley … Continue reading →

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The Problem with Names

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Richard Heyduck

We Christians have sorted ourselves out by name, imaging that our names are of supreme importance and essential to our identity. I’m a Methodist. Our tradition got its name because John Wesley and his Christian buddies at Oxford were methodical … Continue reading →

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