by David Hayward | Aug 10, 2014 | David's Letters, I'm confused, I'm sad, I'm scared
Today’s letter is about a very sensitive topic: victim-mentality (***So right from the beginning I want to assert that I know there are real victims in this world and even among our membership. I know what it is like to be victimized. I and my family! There have...
by David Hayward | Jul 27, 2014 | David's Letters, I'm confused, I'm sad
I’m not talking about your romantic or marital ex. I’m talking about your ex-church. Now, before I begin, I want to clarify a couple of things: These can apply even in existing relationships (your partner or church now). These are not all the lies, but a...
by David Hayward | Jun 20, 2014 | David's Letters, I'm okay
I went to church this morning. It is a Vineyard church. The last church I pastored was a Vineyard. Very laid back. We know the pastor of this church and many in his congregation. We are friends. I visit there once in a while because, well, it’s safe. He is...
by Arlene Perez | May 1, 2014 | Feelings
I spent my first 30 years of life in the church being taught that God demanded that women be in submission to men. If we had a husband, then we were in submission to him, but if we were not married, then we were in submission to the pastor, which was always a male,...
by Arlene Perez | Apr 22, 2014 | Feelings
“And They’ll Know We are Christians by Our Love, by Our Love..Yes! They’ll Know We are Christians by Our Love…” I sang loudly and proudly from the top of my lungs in my early teens because I fully believed these words. To me,...
