by David Hayward | Jun 3, 2013 | Ideas
In Philippians 2, the famous hymn of the humility of Jesus, there is a great declaration that Jesus, being God, humbled himself and became a human being. This is one of our biggest problems as Christians or any kind of religious person… just being human beings....
by David Hayward | Jun 1, 2013 | Feelings
Yesterday, when my wife Lisa was called to receive her “parchment” at her graduation ceremony, I got all choked up. I realized that after five long years of incredible struggle, it is finally over. It’s been hard work for her, for me, and for us as a...
by David Hayward | May 31, 2013 | Feelings
Today my wife Lisa graduates with her Bachelors in Nursing. She writes her federal registration exam June 5th. She starts work in palliative care and oncology on the 10th. She’s been a full time student for five long years. During that time we went through...
by David Hayward | May 30, 2013 | Ideas
I was checking some older conversations on TLS and came across this one, “Are You An Ally? Crazy Facebook At It Again!”. I believe in teams and allies. But I believe they are made up of independent individuals. The pressure to conform and think and believe...
by David Hayward | May 29, 2013 | Ideas
I can’t believe people actually have a life outside of The Lasting Supper! Haha. I joke! One of our members started a conversation asking if any other members write blogs or have websites. Several have been mentioned so far. Some have to do with spirituality,...
by David Hayward | May 28, 2013 | Ideas
I forget the name of the children’s book that was given to us many years ago. We read it to our kids. It’s about the Inuit, the northern aboriginal peoples of Canada. It tells the story about monsters that lurk beneath the ice and eat children who fall...
by David Hayward | May 27, 2013 | Feelings
I remember reading an interview of Wendell Berry, one of America’s finest essayists, novelists and poets. His work is deeply spiritual. He shared with the interviewer that even though he is a Christian, he lets his wife go to church without him because he admits...
by David Hayward | May 25, 2013 | Spirituality
I try to run at least 3 times a week… Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. I try to do a long run on Saturday. Today I ran 12.5K in the cold, pouring rain. It felt great. To me it isn’t just physical exercise, but spiritual as well. I don’t take my cell phone....
by David Hayward | May 24, 2013 | Feelings
I felt like giving you a gift today. Click on the image and you can download a high-resolution, print-ready copy of this painting. I call this “Follow Me Where You’re Going”. The original is still available. I love the painting because it makes me...
by David Hayward | May 23, 2013 | Spirituality
We have launched out on our own. But we miss the group. When the earliest Christians left the synagogue, they left en masse with some leadership who helped them organize and gather in homes. This was the beginning the the church. The Protestants left the church en...
by David Hayward | May 22, 2013 | Feelings
Last week we had a Potluck with @Rachel and @Happy about “Spirituality and Love”. How do we maintain our spiritual independence and find, change or keep our romantic relationships? It was a great chat with these two wonderful members of TLS. At the...
by David Hayward | May 21, 2013 | Feelings
One of the greatest skills to develop is the ability to critique the systems we are a part of. It shows humility, honesty and wisdom to refuse to automatically accept as truth the norms we are given. There are many of you on The Lasting Supper who are developed in and...
by David Hayward | May 20, 2013 | Spirituality
We had our potluck last night with Phyllis Mathis. We had a good turnout. And there were others streaming the event as we went. Google changed some things last week and we started late because I had to get used to the new format. Plus I was abruptly kicked off after...
by David Hayward | May 18, 2013 | Spirituality
I received a letter from one of our members this week. This is the problem I love addressing. This is what TLS is all about. Even yesterday another member asked me basically the same question. So this reality is real. I’m just going to copy a part of her letter,...
by David Hayward | May 17, 2013 | Feelings
Jesus said that if we leave friends and family for his sake… which I believe means for the sake of truth… that we will be given much more in terms of friendship and family. This has been my experience. I have lost some friends and family, but I have gained so much...
by David Hayward | May 16, 2013 | Ideas
A verse that always runs through my mind, like background music stuck on repeat, is when Jesus says, “I am the door; if anyone enters through me, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture” (John 10:9). I hear this as an invitation into...
