by David Hayward | Jan 20, 2013 | Podcasts
Here’s today’s podcast, inspired by Colossians 2. I’m calling these series “Samples”, after the food theme of The Lasting Supper. Today’s is titled, “Don’t Let Anyone”. It’s just 15 minutes long. CLICK HERE...
by David Hayward | Jan 20, 2013 | David's Letters, I'm confused
(I’m sending this out as my Sunday lap-letter today, but I thought I’d also post it here for your convenience. I just wanted to preface it to you TLS members that this dream ended almost 30 years of theological and intellectual anxiety for me and brought a...
by David Hayward | Jan 19, 2013 | Exercises
Lisa and I read one of our favorite authors, Anne Lamott’s new book, “Help. Thanks. Wow. The Three Essential Prayers.” Here’s a paragraph from her preface that I think you’ll appreciate: You may in fact be wondering what I even mean when...
by David Hayward | Jan 18, 2013 | Feelings
Would you like a free high-resolution print-ready download of this image? Use good quality matte paper (Staples’ printable both sides photo matte paper): CLICK HERE (I got a lot of positive comments from this painting I posted the other day. The original sold...
by David Hayward | Jan 17, 2013 | Ideas
Now that you can think freely (actually, you always could, but now you finally realize you can because you’ve already suffered the ramifications of independent thinking), I would like to propose an experiment. The more brutally honest you are about the...
by David Hayward | Jan 16, 2013 | Ideas
Hagere and I were chatting yesterday about one of our favorite philosophers, Slavoj Žižek, and it reminded me of this post I wrote some time ago. We can go on making our small choices, ‘reinventing ourselves’ thoroughly, on condition that these choices do not...
by David Hayward | Jan 15, 2013 | Spirituality
“Nothing is permanent.” (Buddha) Our site is going to be going through some pretty cool changes this week. One of them is that we are migrating the site to another server. We might be down for a short time. Just letting you know in advance my good...
by David Hayward | Jan 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
(I wrote this a couple of years ago on my nakedpastor blog and initiated tons of debate over it. I still stand by this though.) I have always argued that churches are best to not be goal-oriented, that they should be free of vision. In my opinion, this is the...
by David Hayward | Jan 13, 2013 | Podcasts
I just completed this week’s podcast. These podcasts are free to members of TLS. Click on this link –> “My Relationship To the Bible”. I hope you enjoy it. I would love to hear your thoughts.
by David Hayward | Jan 12, 2013 | Spirituality
Have you guys read Don Miguel Ruiz’s The Four Agreements? It’s a great little book, easy to read, and super simple. His four rules for life are easy to understand, easy to remember and easy to apply. I recommend it. I thought it would be a great spiritual...
by David Hayward | Jan 11, 2013 | Feelings
Find the courage to trust yourself. You have taken the risk to lose everything for the sake of something better. Everyone must do this, but few do. You are a rare breed, and a part of that breed’s constitution is that it is courageous, resilient and determined. You...
by David Hayward | Jan 10, 2013 | Spirituality
One of our newer members, DanielleDash in London, UK, creates videos. She showed me this one and I asked if she would please allow me to post it here. We have tons of talent represented in our membership here. I would love to showcase other creations from you guys in...
by David Hayward | Jan 9, 2013 | Feelings
I once heard a sermon years ago by a famous baptist preacher. He talked about him and one of his church members going into a darkened restaurant for lunch in the middle of a sunny day. The waitress led them to their table and they sat down in the dim, cool booth. The...
by David Hayward | Jan 8, 2013 | Spirituality
I found this video rather disturbing because, on the surface so much seems okay. But there is obviously something insidious about it. For instance: the people’s need for a physical savior. Thousands of people from all over the world… intelligent...
by David Hayward | Jan 7, 2013 | Feelings
They loved Moses for taking them out of Egypt. They resented Moses for taking them out of Egypt. They loved Job because he was righteous. They corrected Job because he was righteous. They loved Samuel because he didn’t act like a king. They overlooked Samuel...
by David Hayward | Jan 6, 2013 | Feelings
A friend passed this Youtube video along. I would love you all to watch it. But only if you want to. Don’t feel pressure to. You are free to watch it or not. But I do recommend it. It is very good. You’ll absolutely get it. You’ll understand my...
