by David Hayward | Jun 11, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm confused
I went to church yesterday. A Vineyard. While everyone was worshipping to some worship songs I’d never heard before, as I read the words on the overhead and listening to my friend lead them, I found myself asking myself an interesting question: Why do I want to be...
by David Hayward | Jun 3, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm okay
KNOW WHICH QUESTIONS TO ANSWER One of the most important lessons I’ve learned over my years of being spiritually rebellious is knowing which questions to answer. I’ve concluded that most questions I’m asked are not borne out of a genuine curiosity or a desire to know,...
by David Hayward | May 27, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm sad
“… to gather up all things in him…” (Ephesians 1:10) This verse has always meant a lot to me. I’ve always understood this to mean that absolutely everything is gathered up in what is true. Nothing left behind! Like wheat in the harvest, everything is gathered...
by David Hayward | May 13, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm okay
I’ve decided “recovery” is a poor word to use to describe my life beyond the confines of the church and its religion and theology. Now, that being said, there were some things I needed to recover from, such as the atmosphere of control, manipulation, mind-control, and...
by David Hayward | May 6, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm okay
THE THREE Fs When Lisa and I left the ministry and, as it ends up, the church in 2010, we came to the conclusion that we had some work to do on our personal lives. The reason? We felt we’d been living under a heavy wet blanket for a long time, just being Christians...
