by David Hayward | May 3, 2015 | David's Letters, I'm okay
Hi guys. So, Lisa and I are getting ready to go on a little trip today for a week. It’s our 35th wedding anniversary tomorrow… May 4th. I never realized until the day when someone said, “May the forth be with you!” that it is a cool date to get married. Lisa and I...
by David Hayward | Apr 26, 2015 | David's Letters, I'm okay
I’ve come to the conclusion that The Lasting Supper is made up of two groups of people: 1. those who have been wounded by the church; and, 2. those who intellectually moved on from the church. This is a generalization, but I think a pretty accurate one. Actually, when...
by David Hayward | Apr 19, 2015 | David's Letters, I'm scared
When I left the ministry and the church in March of 2010, I had the very distinct impression that my next stage of learning was going to be about becoming responsible for myself. Let me explain what I mean. One day I was watching “3:10 to Yuma”. The sheriff calls for...
by David Hayward | Apr 14, 2015 | David's Letters, I'm okay
Appreciating the Seasons of Your Life I live in a geography of four dramatically distinct seasons: fall, winter, spring, and summer. And I’ll have to admit to you that this last winter was the hardest winter I’ve ever endured. It was brutal. In fact, almost every day...
by David Hayward | Apr 5, 2015 | David's Letters, I'm sad
Every Easter I’m reminded of a Keith Green song I used to love that I would sing this time of year. One of the lines are, “Jesus Christ rose from the dead, and you can’t even get out of bed!” Yes! I just loved that judgmental attitude, although I didn’t think it was...