by David Hayward | Dec 25, 2019 | David's Letters, I'm okay
I just wanted to write you guys and wish you all a happy holidays. This time of year is difficult for some of us. I respect that. Know that you are loved by the rest of us in TLS. TLS has been going for seven years since I launched in in 2012. It has hovered around...
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 | Aug 5, 2019 | David's Letters, I'm okay
STRAY OR STAY? This last weekend Lisa and I went on a mini-vacation. We visited some good old friends… friends I got ordained with many years ago. They are now all retired or retiring and living off their pensions. At one point I asked one of them, “So what did I walk...
by David Hayward | Dec 28, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm okay
YOU DON’T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE EXCEPTIONALLY NICE Maybe like me you grew up in a religious culture that valued superficial syrupy relationships rather than real authentic ones. It was our responsibility to be exceptionally nice, always forgiving, forever reconciling,...
by David Hayward | Nov 2, 2018 | David's Letters, I'm okay
I just have to share with you a bizarre story. Winter’s coming. About this time of year I take my snowblower in for service just to make sure it’s operating properly, the belts are okay, and that it’s ready for a hard winter. I took it in yesterday morning. The NIGHT...
