by David Hayward | Jun 20, 2013 | Podcasts
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by David Hayward | Jun 20, 2013 | Podcasts
I’ve launched The Lasting Supper Podcast! Basically, the content is me interviewing you guys, as well as others who are interested in the same things we are: spiritual freedom and independence. If you would like to share your story and be interviewed by me, let...
by David Hayward | Jun 19, 2013 | Spirituality
While I was walking my dog this morning in the warm sunlit air along the river I was thinking about how what I call the z-theory is basically trinitarian in structure. I’m trying to articulate this theory because it helps me understand why I can be a Christian...
by David Hayward | Jun 18, 2013 | Spirituality
Yesterday someone tweeted about me: “… and then fucking nakedpastor says sometimes he’s an atheist himself – I say go with that and make it all the time – you’d be better off!” The pressure to conform to a certain group or label is...
by David Hayward | Jun 17, 2013 | Podcasts
Hey everyone! I’m excited about our first The Lasting Supper Podcast! On Monday mornings I hope to have a new podcast up called “Meet a Member”. Today you get to meet “Ren”. Click on the link to listen. It is also available on iTunes...
by David Hayward | Jun 15, 2013 | Exercises
After Lisa and I read the super-amazing little paperback, “How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk”, we changed the way we communicated, not only with your kids, but with each other and other people. It revolutionized our speech. But...
by David Hayward | Jun 14, 2013 | Ideas
There are a few Žižek fans on TLS, so I thought I’d share this quote from him: “When a discipline is in crisis, attempts are made to change or supplement its thesis within the terms of its basic framework – a procedure one might call...
by David Hayward | Jun 13, 2013 | Spirituality
Have you ever gotten lost where you’ve never been? I have. I am. It’s one thing to get lost in a place you’ve been. The best thing to do is just wait, calmly, for someone to find you or until you recognize a familiar marking and can find your own way...
by David Hayward | Jun 12, 2013 | Spirituality
You look at your spouse and say, “I don’t know you anymore. You’ve changed.” Your spouse looks back at you and says, “Actually, I think you’re the one who has changed.” I’m going through another major spiritual shift...
by David Hayward | Jun 11, 2013 | Ideas
Thanks to @wayner for reminding me of Parker Palmer. Here’s a short video: I found this quote about Palmer: “… faith is a misunderstood word. Faith is not a set of beliefs we are supposed to sign up for… It is instead the courage to face our...
by David Hayward | Jun 10, 2013 | Spirituality
“The Cloud of Unknowing”: A Christian classic. Unknowing. Yep. That’s me. Could that be you? An interesting thing happened to me the other day. I was talking with someone who used to go to my church that I pastored. I was talking about really missing...
by David Hayward | Jun 8, 2013 | Spirituality
My wife Lisa picked up a book many years ago that she still highly values by Sister Joyce Rupp, a member of the Servite community, “Praying Our Goodbyes”. A common theme in all of our lives is grief. We have all had to say goodbye, we’ve all...
by David Hayward | Jun 7, 2013 | Feelings
I apologize up front for this larger than usual Daily Bread. But please read on. Many people don’t realize this, but what appears to be a smooth transition from the New Testament to the early church to the present day is exactly that… appearance. The wonderfully...
by David Hayward | Jun 6, 2013 | Ideas
I just wanted to catch you guys up on some housekeeping I’m doing. I’m constantly CONSTANTLY thinking of new ways to make TLS a better place. Here’s some things that are on my mind: The chatrooms are a fun and frenzied way to connect and get to know...
by David Hayward | Jun 5, 2013 | Feelings
This is one of my sculptures “Recept” (Brazilian soapstone on walnut and brass base: 4″x5″x6″ / 10cm x 12cm x 15cm). One of my greatest artistic inspirations is Romanian sculptor Brancusi. He was studying in the great Rodin studio but...
by David Hayward | Jun 4, 2013 | Spirituality
The literal translation of the Greek word for church, “ekklesia”, is “called out”. It’s been bashed over my head many times that what this means is Christians are called out of the world and into the church. It’s been used to coerce...
