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April 2011

April 21, 2011

please promote nakedpastor101 book

I'm asking you, my friends, fans and readers, to please promote my newly re-released book...

April 19, 2011

a testimony: a reason I blog

This was written to me by someone who reads nakedpastor. I thought I would share...

April 18, 2011

Eat in Bitterness No More

"You don't want to hide anything from your fans. It's just not worth it." (Kelly...

April 15, 2011

pastor where you are

Many many years ago I had a dream in which I heard the words, "The...

April 14, 2011

thanks for your patience

I know I can be bitter. It is important for me to admit that. The...

April 12, 2011

Old Categories or New?

In his book Science, Truth and Democracy, scientific philosopher Philip Kitcher argues that the old...

April 11, 2011

Moving Toward Authenticity

The new image of Man does not dehumanize us, nor does it stifle our personhood;...

April 09, 2011

poem: me as just me

This is a poem I wrote recently. It is about no one in particular and...

April 08, 2011

The Devil With Perfection

In the movie Tron: Legacy, there is an obvious messianic theme. Kevin Flynn, played by...

April 07, 2011

Messed Up People

Once in a while I'll lose one of my readers. The reason they often give...

April 05, 2011

So You’re Gay

For years prior to leaving the church I tried to make it known that I...

April 04, 2011

Unfinal Fantasy

When I was inside the church, it totally defined in a completely exhaustive way my...

March 2011

March 31, 2011

z-theory #22: categories

I want to further develop the z-theory (<-- click there to read about it). I...

March 30, 2011

religiocism

I teach English as a second language to international students at a local university here...

March 29, 2011

Resurrective Flood

I'm reading a good little book on mysticism. It is called The Mystic Experience: A...

March 28, 2011

I’m An Addict

Hello. My name is David Hayward, and I'm an addict. An ex drug addict once...

March 27, 2011

drawing & poem “float”

(click on image for large picture) When I left the ministry a year ago and...

March 26, 2011

I’m Cast Away

Now I know what I have to do now. I've got to keep breathing. Because...

March 25, 2011

Re-Release of NAKEDPASTOR101

Hey everyone. I'm re-releasing my "NAKEDPASTOR101" cartoon book. It is now available on Amazon! It...

March 24, 2011

discard the trump card

One of the things I found most frustrating as a pastor was realizing that I...

March 22, 2011

Pete Rollins and nakedpastor

I enjoyed the Pete Rollins event last weekend. There was a very energetic vibe in...

March 21, 2011

Melt Oh My Heart

I went to Saint Stephen's University this last weekend to hear Pete Rollins because my...

March 17, 2011

No Teacher?

I appreciate the value of group learning. I also highly value the role of teacher....

March 16, 2011

Decentralization

One of the most predominant themes in the book of Acts in the New Testament...

March 11, 2011

Vision Like Yeast

If you want your church community life to be healthy, then keeping it free of...

March 10, 2011

Can Christians Gather?

If you didn't believe me as a pastor, will you believe me now as one...

March 09, 2011

Interview with Mick Mooney

Fellow cartoonist Mick Mooney of the blog Searching for Grace interviewed me last Saturday morning....

March 09, 2011

cartoon: waiting for a miracle

My fellow Canadian Bruce Cockburn sings the beautiful song "Waiting for a Miracle". One verse...

March 08, 2011

meaning: intrinsic or extrinsic

One of the things I'm dealing with these days is the loss of meaning. When...

March 05, 2011

Let’s Admit the Silence

Prayer does nothing to alleviate suffering. (Ferriera in Shusaku Endo's Silence). Certainly upon this we...