by David Hayward | Sep 19, 2019 | David's Letters, I'm confused
OBSESSION Okay, I’m going to get personal. I worry a lot about my weight and appearance. I experienced a lot of body-shaming when I was growing up. I possess the notorious “Hayward Gut”… where the Hayward men don’t gain weight anywhere but right underneath their ribs...
by David Hayward | Dec 13, 2015 | David's Letters, I'm okay
Hi my friends! This morning as I was catching up on the news online, I came across a video of one of the Brownsville, Florida, revival meetings. In case you didn’t know, I was in the middle of the whole renewal movement. You know… that phenomenon that really began at...
by David Hayward | Jun 7, 2015 | David's Letters, I'm confused
So, you are totally confused. Your journey does not make sense. You have difficulty understanding where you are and therefore even greater difficulty in loving yourself and articulating yourself. You’re feeling a mixture of shame, frustration, and maybe even guilt....
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 Keetcha | Feb 16, 2014 | Feelings
On a couple of these vacation summers and weekends in between, I became well acquainted with Perfect Patty, a child of one of my family’s Polish friend’s. Perfect Patty’s mom who had been a Catholic had become “saved” and converted to being a Baptist. Perfect Patty...
