by David Hayward | Sep 3, 2019 | David's Letters, I'm confused, I'm scared
YOU DON”T HAVE A GUN TO YOUR HEAD I remember the first time I said this to myself. I had left the ministry (again) in 2003. After a couple of years I decided to try to plant another church. I gave it a few months, realized I hated it, but refused to feel trapped. So I...
by David Hayward | Oct 29, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm scared
Each new season of growth is initiated by a birth, and often it is just like a birth… where we have to learn how to breathe all over again in a brand new environment. It’s an adjustment. For some of us, it takes a little bit of time, while for others, it could...
by David Hayward | Apr 18, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm okay
I don’t have much to say today, but I do feel it is very important. Over the several decades of my interest in religion, I continually return to an even deeper conviction concerning my observations. And my conviction is this: I believe religion does provide some good...
by David Hayward | Feb 24, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm confused, I'm sad
I had a strange conversation the other day that is like so many other conversations I’ve had since I left the ministry and the church in 2010. However, thinking back on it, being fiercely independent with an unquenchable curiosity for the truth, I’ve experienced these...
by David Hayward | Jan 20, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm okay
This morning I picked up one of my older journals and started reading through it. I had some impressions: 1. “I like this guy!” Even though I have changed a lot since the writing in this journal and I was quite different back then, I like me back then. I was earnest....
