by David Hayward | Aug 13, 2013 | Feelings
As we go through periods of deconstruction or growth we may experience times of hopelessness. Actually, some hopelessness is good. For example, when my fantasies crumble, I can predict that I will occasionally feel hopeless. Letting go of beliefs that previously...
by David Hayward | Aug 12, 2013 | Ideas
Last night we met with some friends, a couple who used to be on my leadership team and who had also left the church. When we were in their living room last night, I was flooded with nostalgia. We used to have leadership meetings there. I remember the camaraderie, the...
by David Hayward | Aug 10, 2013 | Podcasts
Well I had a wonderful chat with a charming member of TLS, Kellie White McGarry. Her and her husband Charles, also a member of TLS, have a very interesting story that I want to hear more of. Charles??? Her website is Nourished and New where she focuses on body image...
by David Hayward | Aug 9, 2013 | Ideas
One of the struggles many of us on TLS experience is… okay… now that I’ve deconstructed, how can I reconstruct? I have an answer for that with a story: Once upon a time there was a beautiful field, and in the center of this field was a spring of fresh water....
by David Hayward | Aug 8, 2013 | Podcasts
A couple of weeks ago I interviewed one of our members Giordana Toccaceli. In that interview she said, in passing, that she healed herself of fibromyalgia. Some of you wanted more information on that. Since she is a health and wellness coach, this is what she does....
by David Hayward | Aug 7, 2013 | Spirituality
When I began to realize that I was transitioning spiritually… away from former beliefs and towards new ways of thinking… I was frequently overcome with fear. The Baptist, Pentecostal and ultimately evangelical movements I was raised in have an automatic release of...
by David Hayward | Aug 6, 2013 | Ideas
I want to share with you something I’ve read about a certain device. It serves as an excellent analogy to how we may understand the cosmos, time, history and even religion. I read about this device in the quantum physicist David Bohm’s essay, “The...
by David Hayward | Aug 5, 2013 | Podcasts
Deanna Ogle, a member of TLS, and I had a long chat the other day. Here it is for you to listen to. She does a great job of telling us about her journey. Thanks for being so honest and sharing with us Deanna! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN!
by David Hayward | Aug 3, 2013 | Feelings
Here’s a spiritual exercise for your Saturday: An idea that was drilled into my head in the church was based on Isaiah 26:3… “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee.” In other words, I was taught that I had to be thinking...
by David Hayward | Aug 2, 2013 | Podcasts
Meet Jason Lerato who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Hey! I live in Canada too!!!) Jason grew up in a very religious culture which included shunning and excommunication, and has also been involved in deliverance ministries (casting out demons). Now he wonders if...
by David Hayward | Aug 1, 2013 | Feelings
Love your previous selves. Love your later selves still to come. The Lasting Supper isn’t a site that promotes one way of believing or any certain theological or philosophical standpoint or morality. Rather, it represents the vast diversity of beliefs and...
by David Hayward | Jul 31, 2013 | Podcasts
I finally had a chance to talk with one of our members, Jerry DeWitt, an ex-pastor who is now an atheist and author of the book, “Hope After Faith”. He confides in us that he originally wanted to call the book “Fearless” because he identifies...
by David Hayward | Jul 30, 2013 | Feelings
I know I’ve talked about this book a couple of times already, but I want to mention it again: Moorjani’s, “Dying to be Me”. What a fascinating read that sheds a lot of light on what many of us are experiencing. She needed a Near Death...
by David Hayward | Jul 29, 2013 | Podcasts
Here’s my interview with one of The Lasting Supper members, Shae Cottar. At one point he talks about being born again, but it’s not what you think. Take a listen! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
by David Hayward | Jul 27, 2013 | Spirituality
I have a funny story. After we left the ministry and the church in the spring of 2010, we pretty much lost contact with all of the congregation and lost many friends in one fell swoop. A year or so went by and one couple expressed interest in seeing us. So we invited...
by David Hayward | Jul 26, 2013 | Feelings
After yesterday’s nakedpastor post, “Why I Would Not Attend Pastor Steepek’s Church”, and the huge traffic it received as well as the responses, I realized how healthy and robust shaming is in our culture. So what I want to do today is be your...
