by David Hayward | Feb 26, 2017 | David's Letters, I'm okay
I have been publicly sharing my work online for over a decade. The name “nakedpastor” originated from my desire to bare my soul as a pastor, to be honest about my journey, my thoughts, my vocation, my life, and to be vulnerable about my weaknesses and struggles as...
by David Hayward | Feb 19, 2017 | David's Letters, I'm scared
I love David Whyte’s work. Check him out if you haven’t come across him already. A couple months ago he informed us that he’d written another poem, “Sweet Darkness”, and collaborated with a woodcut print artist to create this beautiful...
by David Hayward | Feb 12, 2017 | David's Letters, I'm okay
Early this morning I arose. The air was so cold outside that everything was silent. Including the radiant moon and its attendant stars. The only sound was the snow crunching under my boots. We took our second son to the airport at 3:30 am. We took our first yesterday...
by David Hayward | Feb 5, 2017 | David's Letters, I'm angry, I'm sad
I do not like it when people mock other religions. I also do not like it when people mock the stages of faith that I have journeyed through. I’m not sure how this happened, but somewhere along the way I learned that it was not only negligent and shortsighted to...
by David Hayward | Jan 29, 2017 | David's Letters, I'm confused, I'm sad
I want to write to you today about the mystery of lost friends. What I mean is those people who were your friends, in fact very good friends, who suddenly drop off your radar. I mean online and in offline. I’m talking about people who you would have sworn are your...
