by David Hayward | Aug 31, 2014 | David's Letters, I'm confused, I'm scared
One of the areas of our life most affected when we go through major spiritual change is our relationships. Fellow-workers, employers, family, friends, and even enemies. Significant others, partners or spouses. So today’s letter is about our romantic...
by David Hayward | Aug 24, 2014 | David's Letters, I'm confused
Today I want to talk about belief. Specifically, I want to talk about how belief is the biggest barrier to change. I realize that many of us are still believers or agnostic or atheists. So I want to be sensitive to that. Therefore, I’m going to share my own...
by David Hayward | Aug 17, 2014 | David's Letters, I'm sad
I think this letter is going to be short and to the point. I’m writing this for me. I hope it helps you too. If you need it. I’ve been thinking about this a lot. If I could summarize why I left the ministry and the church as I did in just one word, what...
by David Hayward | Aug 10, 2014 | David's Letters, I'm confused, I'm sad, I'm scared
Today’s letter is about a very sensitive topic: victim-mentality (***So right from the beginning I want to assert that I know there are real victims in this world and even among our membership. I know what it is like to be victimized. I and my family! There have...
by David Hayward | Aug 4, 2014 | David's Letters, I'm okay
This first thing to realize when talking with anyone is that it requires cross-cultural communication skills. Let me tell you a story about something that happened to me yesterday: I was taking my dog Abby for a walk. A neighbor (let’s call her Sue) was driving...