10 results for tag: David Hayward
Christ-centered faith vs Christless religion/spirituality – Brad Jersak
Lately, I’ve been noticing subtle differences between the popular ‘spirituality vs. religion’ and ‘faith vs. religion'
Some prefer ‘spirituality’ because it only implies one’s own spiritual self or soul (sans any god at all). So hiking the mountains is ‘spiritual’ because it nurtures the soul. True enough. However, I personally prefer to speak of ‘faith’ because my spiritual self or my soul has been freed and fed by a Love greater than my own … and indeed, faith freed me from religion in a way that spirituality hadn’t. As one Orthodox priest says, ‘Religion is a neurological disease and faith is its cure.’
I’m ...
October 2017
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Brad Jersak: Luther at 500: Reformation Then & Now – pg. 1
Ruth Tucker: Katie Luther – pg. 5
10 Things You Might Not Know about Luther – pg. 6
Brad Jersak: Reformation Now: Claims and Calls – pg. 7
Jessica Williams: I Am a Small Boat on a Raging Sea – pg. 8
Laura Urista: Connected to the Vine – pg. 10
Richard Rohr: The Greatest Commandments – pg. 11
Brian Zahnd: God is Love, God is Love – pg. 12
Greg Albrecht: “Should I attend my gay daughter’s wedding?” -pg. 14
Winter 2015
Articles:
God...More Than a "Christian"? -p4
When Poetry Devolves into Doctrine -p8
He's There For You & With You (God With Us)- p10
Why I Still Believe in God -p18
How the WORD Read the Word -p23
God Is Just Like Jesus - p25
God Is Love...and Love Never Ends -p26
You Are Worth More than Chewing Gum! -p31
Fall 2015
Articles:
Responding to the River of God's Grace -p4
Reading the Bible as an Epic Story -p8
Everything Happens for a Reason...Or? -p9
Giving Thanks to the Master -p11
Millennials and Money -p14
Don't Water it Down -p16
"Are you saved?" -p17
Jesus IS What God Has to Say -p19
Inspiried, Infallible & Inerrant? -p20
Does Recovering from Religion Have to be Morose p25
Are Bible Verses the Worst Thing Ever? -p26
Disarming Scripture -p28
Defending the Bible? -p31
Summer 2015
Articles:
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For -p4
Would you Choose the Truth Over Christ? -p11
Would you Choose Christ Over the Truth? -p12
"The Bible clearly says..." -p13
You Can't Imagine How Much He Loves You -p15
The Church As We Know It -p17
Regret--the Silent Killer -p18
Rx for Remorse, Regret, Resentment -p22
In the Shadow of the Mushroom Cloud -p24
Behaving Badly -p26
The Calf Path -p30
The Only Way to Really Get It -p31
Don’t Be Satan – David Hayward
Do I really think this literally happens?
Or is there that which is for us…
… and that which is against us?
Constantly.
Choose your side.
10 reasons why the cross is the perfect symbol for Christian deconstruction – David Hayward
My deconstruction.
I not only documented my own deconstruction in my graphic devotional book, The Liberation of Sophia, but I also launched The Lasting Supper where we help each other through the deconstructive process and find fellowship in the process.
The cross is an important Christian symbol. But for me it is more than that. It has become an important human symbol.
For me, it symbolizes deconstruction. Why do I say that?
It destroys human theology.
It frustrates ambition.
It throws God into question.
It demands a kind of total death.
It exposes raw human existence.
It challenges the status quo.
It mocks magical ...
10 Questions Churches Can Ask Themselves About Spiritual Abuse – David Hayward
Did you know the purpose of the law is to protect the rights of the individual? Therefore, I think it is important for churches to establish at least unwritten laws concerning the way it treats its individuals.
In any relationship, those involved need to constantly check to ensure that they are treating the other fairly, compassionately, and justly.
This includes churches. I’ve come to believe that all churches are prone to spiritual abuse. In fact, I claim that the abuse of people is the gravitational pull of all institutions and organizations. So we must be diligent to ensure that they don’t go there.
I’ve assembled 10 questions the ...
The Importance of Being Creative During Deconstruction – David Hayward
Alone But Not Lonely - by Nakedpastor David Hayward
Making art was an important part of my healing and reconstruction process.
I didn’t know this at the beginning of my deconstruction. It didn’t know this consciously after I’d left the ministry and the church. In fact, it wasn’t until I published my new book, The Liberation of Sophia, that I realized making art helped save me.
It was the week after I left the church when I drew my first Sophia drawing. The one with the bear. The inspiration to draw her was unstoppable.
It was four years later when I drew my last one. The inspiration to draw her stopped.
It was ...
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