by David Hayward | Oct 11, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm angry
When People Talk About You Someone told me yesterday that if I didn’t offend someone by noon then I wasn’t doing my job. I don’t intend to offend people. But I do. I just want to underline the errors and highlight the truth. This is a very offensive sport. It’s...
by David Hayward | Sep 30, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm okay
This is a video I recorded for TLS before it was TLS and was DavidHayward.ca. Enjoy!
by David Hayward | Sep 22, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm sad
Ending Bad Relationships Lisa and I have been talking a lot lately about relationships. I expressed to her today that it’s curious to me how she and I are in totally different places when it comes to ensuring our relationships are healthy. She ends a relationship if...
by David Hayward | Sep 16, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm okay
Be Confident! Last night we met some friends in a pub. During the conversation I shared how my daughter Casile has been encouraging me to get out my guitar and start writing songs and singing again. “Dad! You’re so good. Do it!” I said I’ve been wondering if I should...
by David Hayward | Sep 9, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm scared
Why It Was So Hard to Leave the Church I’ve left the church. Many times. The last time I left was 8 years ago. It was painful every time. Here’s just a few of the reasons why it was so difficult to leave. 1. Fear: When I left the church, a profound cloud of fear...
by David Hayward | Sep 1, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm okay
DO IT YOUR WAY I tell everyone who is deconstructing, changing their beliefs, or losing their religion, or whatever: “Do it your way!” Each one of us is a unique individual with our own paths before us. How we become spiritually independent will look different from...
by David Hayward | Aug 26, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm okay
Take Care of Your Vessel: Whether or not you believe you have a soul or a spirit or an inner self, I do believe we can agree that it is our body that is our vessel. It’s how we are in the world, and how we get around. Our body is our vessel. What I’ve discovered when...
by David Hayward | Aug 19, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm confused
What Do You Want? I left the ministry several times. One of those times was in 1995. It was my decision. I’ll share this story with you soon because it’s amazing. The point of sharing this today though is I was suddenly unemployed, without an income, and had no idea...
by David Hayward | Aug 13, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm scared
I decided to look at what our very first TLS was when I launched it in 2012. This is it! It’s about dealing with our suffering in healthy ways: Here is a good exercise to use to help you progress out of the pain of suffering. Is this your experience? Try these...
by David Hayward | Aug 6, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm okay
A DREAM ABOUT MY PROPHECIES I had a dream last night. I woke up disturbed in a kind of peaceful way. Here it is: I meet one of my leaders, a friend, from when I pastored my last church, a Vineyard church. This friend was friendly with me but very angry at all that...
by David Hayward | Jul 30, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm confused
Many of us here have experienced the same thing: the loss of really close friends because our faith vanished or our beliefs changed or our relationship with the church disintegrated or all the above. Lisa and I have chosen to try to restore a few of those friendships....
by David Hayward | Jul 22, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm sad
I just came back from visiting my family. There is a few sad situations going on with issues like cancer, aging, and addictions. I was overwhelmed by the apparent lack of concern. As time passed I came to realize that this lack of concern is indeed “apparent”. Yes,...
by David Hayward | Jul 9, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm okay
Like What You Like I had a strange experience this weekend. Please forgive my rambling here. But I just felt I had to share this. First of all, on Friday I was driving along contemplating how the All is All, how Reality rules, and how all is love. I also had this...
by David Hayward | Jul 2, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm okay
Do Things That are Good for YOU! When I left the ministry and the church in 2010, I knew one of my biggest projects was going to be on learning how to take care of myself. Christianity can make all kinds of demands on us: turn the other cheek; serve; sacrifice...
by David Hayward | Jun 24, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm okay
This is very short, simple, and to the point. Years ago I heard a sermon in which the preacher said Jesus never categorized people permanently. He never slotted them. The first thing my mind went to was Jesus calling Peter Satan on one day… “Get behind me Satan!”… and...
by David Hayward | Jun 17, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm angry
A very weird and revealing thing happened to me yesterday. Lisa and I attended a wedding of friends. They go to a very evangelical church now, so some from that church were there. I met them. They all are on staff at their church. I’m very interested in pastors and...
