by David Hayward | Dec 2, 2017 | David's Letters, I'm angry, I'm sad
It’s been a strange week. On the one hand, I have continued to say that Christianity is my home but I have cottages everywhere. I’ve also continued to say that Christian is my family of origin. I have also said that even though I’m out of the church I’m still in the...
by David Hayward | Nov 26, 2017 | David's Letters, I'm scared
When I decide to ramp up my self-exposure, I always brace myself for a new onslaught of criticism. I first typed “embrace myself”. That too! So, what’s been going on recently? Why the new onslaught of criticism? I noticed a link in my nakedpastor dashboard to a...
by David Hayward | Nov 21, 2017 | David's Letters, I'm okay
What I Don’t Miss Yesterday, as I was scrolling through Facebook, I was rather alarmed at all the fights and divisions that were taking place. Over what? Predestination. Sin. Heaven and Hell. Authority. Bible. Divine inspiration. And theologians are differentiating...
by David Hayward | Nov 12, 2017 | David's Letters, I'm okay
This Sunday morning, around 8am, as I was making Lisa and I a pour-over coffee with lovely free-trade French roast, I felt overwhelmed with a very simple peace and joy. Very, very simple. I turned to Lisa and said, “Honey, how can this be any better? Here we are...
by David Hayward | Nov 5, 2017 | David's Letters, I'm okay
Last week Lisa and I went to a farmers market. We came across a couple selling handmade copper jewelry. I noticed a very handsome hammered mens ring. I liked it very much. And it fit perfectly on the one finger that feels inexplicably stiff lately. They both wore...
