by David Hayward | Sep 4, 2016 | David's Letters, I'm okay
Over the past few weeks I’ve run into a few previous members from my last church that I pastored. It’s been six years since I left. I’ve changed. So have my beliefs. So has my language. From what I can gather, they haven’t changed, nor have their beliefs, nor has...
by David Hayward | Aug 29, 2016 | Podcasts
Hey guys! Welcome to TLS Takeout podcast #4. What we usually do is talk about things that are going on in the TLS community as gathered from our Facebook group. (If you’re not in that group, please email me!) Today, Julie-Anne Morris and I talk about worship...
by David Hayward | Aug 24, 2016 | David's Letters, I'm confused
Last week a former member of my last church said to me, “Why didn’t you just take a sabbatical instead of leaving the ministry?” Now, I know this person loves me and wishes I never left the ministry and had continued as their pastor. But there are so many problems...
by David Hayward | Aug 14, 2016 | David's Letters, I'm scared
Hi guys! Fear. Fear is one of the biggest blocks to getting back out there. I know this personally. As many of you already know, I get attacked quite a bit online. I’m not talking about disagreements or someone just saying they don’t like my stuff. I’m talking about...
by David Hayward | Aug 5, 2016 | Podcasts
Welcome to TLS Takeout #3. Julie-Anne Morris and I had a great time talking today about the TLS community and what’s going on with us. TLS is an intense community. There’s intense pain and intense joys. There are always intense struggles and questions. So...
by David Hayward | Jul 31, 2016 | David's Letters, I'm confused, I'm sad
Last night Lisa and I were invited out to our friends’ cottage on the river. We had a wonderful evening sitting on the deck overlooking the very active river, full of boaters, swimmers, sailors, and even jet-packers, while we drank a fine wine, ate local smoked...
by David Hayward | Jul 24, 2016 | Podcasts
Welcome to another TLS TakeOut podcast where Julie-Anne Morris and I talk about the most recent posts in our private Facebook group. Why do we call it “TakeOut”? Because we share with each other what we took away from the posts! In this one, we welcome a...
by David Hayward | Jul 10, 2016 | David's Letters, I'm okay
For my letter this week, I’m just mentioning a couple of updates. One is Lisa and I and our kids are going to Ontario to visit my family. We’re having a big celebration because my parents both turn 80 this year and celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary....
by David Hayward | Jul 6, 2016 | Podcasts
We tried a podcast today of just going through TLS in our private Facebook group and talked about highlights from the newsfeed. Thanks to fellow Canadian Julie-Anne Morris for being the co-host on the podcast. We hd fun. We hope you do too. Click on the play button...
by David Hayward | Jun 26, 2016 | David's Letters, I'm okay
Sophia decided she had to make the definitive cut that tied her to constrictive and controlling relationships and community. With one decisive swing of the axe, she separated herself and set herself apart. Of course, they would interpret her decision and act as...
by David Hayward | Jun 20, 2016 | David's Letters, I'm confused
This letter’s going to be short. I’ve been busy in many ways over the past 2 weeks. Lisa’s been in Alabama taking care of her brother following his open-heart surgery. She returns tonight. I can’t wait! Today I want to write about something that TLS values very much....
by David Hayward | Jun 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
This is short and to the point. I notice a tendency in me to resort to a victim mentality. It’s easy for me to feel victimized. Sometimes I feel the world is hostile against me personally and that the forces out there prevail against me and are determined to make me...
by David Hayward | May 22, 2016 | David's Letters, I'm confused
Last week I asked TLSers in our Facebook group for an explanation I can give to people who ask, “Why is swearing allowed on TLS?” Some people who are no longer with us found it either unnecessary, or rude, or indicative or immaturity or even sinfulness. Some others...
by David Hayward | May 17, 2016 | David's Letters, I'm okay
Google does a lot of research. One of the most ongoing and intensive studies has been about teams. What makes a good team? This is important to Google because they work in teams. I was very pleased to read their conclusions that were released recently. Before I tell...
by David Hayward | May 8, 2016 | David's Letters, I'm confused
My spiritual journey is very much an inward one with outward consequences. I have been a hard seeker after truth, and this has forced me to constantly physically move myself to more suitable and sustainable living conditions for this spiritual journey. I believe truth...
by David Hayward | May 2, 2016 | David's Letters, I'm confused, I'm okay, I'm scared
Hi everyone! My passion, my mission, and I choose to accept it, is to help people on their journeys of spiritual independence, and to provide safe places for spiritually independent people to gather. The other night Lisa and I went to a wedding. There were a lot of...
