by David Hayward | May 14, 2013 | Ideas
Most of you know I left the ministry and the church three years ago. For a long time I could not and would not listen to worship music, read my bible, pray, meditate, or do anything that even remotely reminded me of my previous spiritual practices. I rejected all...
by David Hayward | May 13, 2013 | Spirituality
Our Potluck hangout yesterday with @rachel and @happy was wonderful. It was great talking to these amazing friends of mine about “Spirituality and Love”. Yes, we talked about their love lives! After we spoke, I realized that the bravery of these two women...
by David Hayward | May 11, 2013 | Spirituality
I’ve read that the ancient Buddhists had an interesting meditation practice. They would find a human corpse and meditate before it in order to perceive the meaning of life, to become aware of the endless cycle of suffering, to overcome their fear of death, and...
by David Hayward | May 10, 2013 | Spirituality
When we decide to be spiritually independent and free, at the same time we are deciding to take risks. When we refuse to meet up to other peoples’ expectations for us, then we have to count the costs. One of the risks, one of the costs, is how being independent...
by David Hayward | May 9, 2013 | Feelings
I drew what I hope is a funny cartoon and told some stories this morning on nakedpastor called Call Dexter For a Spatter Analysis. This is one of the stories I told: “I served an older congregation in an old church building. Presbyterian. It was a blistering hot...
