by David Hayward | Jan 18, 2016 | David's Letters, I'm confused, I'm scared
This is inspired by one of the very first posts I wrote for TLS way back in 2012. When you leave the church, you might feel a little lost. You might feel that your spirituality, like water poured out of a bottle into the sand, is just spreading out in all directions...
by David Hayward | Apr 26, 2015 | David's Letters, I'm okay
I’ve come to the conclusion that The Lasting Supper is made up of two groups of people: 1. those who have been wounded by the church; and, 2. those who intellectually moved on from the church. This is a generalization, but I think a pretty accurate one. Actually, when...
by David Hayward | Feb 26, 2015 | Blog
I abandoned everyone. I therefore felt abandoned. Because I was. I became solitary. Like a hermit. Solitude is lonely. It’s supposed to be. But sometimes the loneliness is felt so severely like a cold fog seeping into the marrow of your bones. But solitude and...
by David Hayward | Feb 24, 2015 | Blog
Sometimes I process things by talking about it. Or writing. Articulating it helps me know what it is. Words smith what I’m thinking into shape. One of my most common coping mechanisms is to go distant. Ever since I was a child I remember being told that. “You’re...
by David Hayward | Feb 20, 2015 | Blog
The lion cowers not. I came in like a lamb. I will go out like a lion. For so many years I complied. For so long I restrained myself under the constraints of the expectations and demands of others. In order to keep their peace I kept my tongue. This, I was told, this,...
