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May 2012

May 10, 2012

spirituality outside of church

It is possible and I would even say necessary to have a spirituality outside of...

May 09, 2012

the mind and spiritual growth

Spiritual transformation is very difficult. The mind is a very complex organ, bent on its...

January 2012

January 28, 2012

be the pioneer you are called to be

All the heroes of the faith, at some point, broke away from the norm, the...

January 25, 2012

pitfalls after leaving the church

I would never want to claim I have my act together. I don't. And I...

November 2011

November 22, 2011

how to lose the church without losing your soul

realize that your soul is independent of the church... in it but not of it;...

October 2011

October 27, 2011

wake up before the breakup

Some of you might remember this cartoon when I posted it some years ago. And...

September 2011

September 13, 2011

sitting on the bridge kit

There are so many bridges at our disposal to make manifest the reality of our...

January 2011

January 24, 2011

navigating plateaus

I teach English as a second language to international students at a university. One of...

January 10, 2011

without a pastor

There are so many people without a pastor. Maybe millions. They have no one they...

December 2010

December 07, 2010

Transitioning

Years ago I heard someone say that a pastor is someone who helps others transition...

December 06, 2010

Go Find Your Own Spirituality

Abraham's primitive spirituality was radically different than Moses' deliverance spirituality. But then Moses' spirituality was...

November 2010

November 23, 2010

I’m One of Them

Almost everybody I talk with now are not in the church*. Here's the demographic: They...

November 22, 2010

Minute Message 4

October 2010

October 15, 2010

How to be Nasty Religiously

I realize mind-games and manipulative behaviors go on in every sector. But what I've experienced...

June 2010

June 09, 2010

cartoon: path

April 2010

April 07, 2010

cartoon: the spiritual walk

February 2010

February 03, 2010

cartoon: green god

January 2010

January 07, 2010

cartoon: body parts

December 2009

December 20, 2009

prayer from the cell: birthed evidence

January 2009

January 22, 2009

cartoon: ego

I plan on developing this thought a little further later on... egomania on stage.

November 2007

November 13, 2007

Christmas Music & Church Culture

I was waiting in line at a post office outlet that is at the back...

April 2007

April 12, 2007

Back to Back to the Basics

Here's a repeat of a post I did back last summer called Back To Some...

April 11, 2007

A Momentary Reflection

April 09, 2007

Taking Our Religious Selves to Church

I believe that the church as an organization is a part of creation and is...

April 06, 2007

Where Hypocrisy Abounds!

I suppose Krishnamurti is becoming known to you by now as one of my favorite...

April 06, 2007

Haiku #1

March 2007

March 27, 2007

Ice-Breaker

March 19, 2007

Girl Arise!

Both the painting and the poem are by me, David Hayward.

March 11, 2007

Thawing River Clouds

January 2007

January 14, 2007

Spiritual Robots Take Over the Church!

Thomas Merton, in his spiritual classic, Spiritual Direction and Meditation, writes: The spiritual man is...