by David Hayward | Dec 6, 2016 | David's Letters, I'm okay
I mentioned in our Facebook group that Lisa and I went to church on Sunday. We went for a couple of reasons. 1. I love renaissance church music and was hoping to hear some. Nope. 2. We are trying to find ways to connect with other people. Nope. It is a high Anglican...
by David Hayward | Nov 21, 2016 | David's Letters, I'm confused
I don’t know about each one of you personally, but I’m sure many of us grew up and lived in a religious context that was defined by ought and must and should. So many rules! Expectations! Goals! Dangers! Warnings! They weren’t always explicit though. They were...
by David Hayward | Oct 23, 2016 | David's Letters, I'm okay
The further away you are from the magnetic field, the less pull it has on you. This is what’s happening to me now. And it’s noticeable. To me. To others. I remember one story that was frequently told to me about Moody, the famous preacher. The story goes something...
by David Hayward | Sep 25, 2016 | David's Letters, I'm okay
Distance Makes the Heart Grow… The other day Lisa and I visited with a friend who went to the last church we pastored. The one I left in 2010. She stayed after we left for as long as she could. But she eventually left as well. We are still friends. The pastor...
by David Hayward | Aug 24, 2016 | David's Letters, I'm confused
Last week a former member of my last church said to me, “Why didn’t you just take a sabbatical instead of leaving the ministry?” Now, I know this person loves me and wishes I never left the ministry and had continued as their pastor. But there are so many problems...
