by David Hayward | May 31, 2020 | David's Letters, I'm okay
Years ago I read a short story by Chaim Potok. I can’t even remember the name of it. It was a story about a teenage boy who was the child of very religious parents. Potok describes the daily in and out of the family’s life, and the constant microscopic examination of...
by David Hayward | Jan 31, 2020 | David's Letters, I'm scared
THE FEAR OF FREEDOM Just the other day I was driving and realized how free I was. I also felt a tinge of nervousness: what if I’m lost and don’t know it? Isn’t the nature of deceit that you’re so deceived you don’t even realize it? There’s nobody taking care of me to...
by David Hayward | Dec 9, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm confused
Many people in TLS have gone through unbelievable ordeals. Some of you are still going through them. The chaotic confusion we experience when going through traumatic change is completely normal. Expect it! BUT… Is it possible to live so freely that you are not...
by David Hayward | Nov 26, 2017 | David's Letters, I'm scared
When I decide to ramp up my self-exposure, I always brace myself for a new onslaught of criticism. I first typed “embrace myself”. That too! So, what’s been going on recently? Why the new onslaught of criticism? I noticed a link in my nakedpastor dashboard to a...
by David Hayward | Oct 30, 2017 | David's Letters, I'm scared
I think back on the times when I felt trapped. My freedom came immediately upon realizing that I wasn’t trapped at all, but only afraid of the consequences of acting upon my freedom. Fear. That’s the biggest obstacle to almost everything. Now, it wasn’t that the...
