Jesus didn’t call money “Mammon”… a god… for nothing. We assign it the same power over our lives as a god. I’m offering my services for pastoral counseling, spiritual direction, dream work, etc… Email me and we can arrange it: haywardart at gmail dot com (read more…) Read more
One of the things I don’t like about the church, along with any kind of organized religious group or gathering, is the pretense. Hypocrisy. It abounds in such environments. It can’t be helped. It is integral. Chronic. Hypocrisy, like religion, professes one thing and does another. Hypocrisy is the heart of religion. This is why: Generally speaking, religious* people want to be good. When they inevitably disappoint themselves, then the default response is to deny it, ignore it, or conceal... Read more
Welcome to FREEBIE FRIDAY!! Today I’m giving away a fine art print of my latest drawing, “Lake”. It measures 7.9″x9.5″. Our young woman continues on her solitary journey towards her own courage and wholeness. She encounters a deep lake that she must cross before she can enjoy the comforts of home. Deep water is a prevailing symbol of the depths of our unconscious. We are instinctively afraid because we know we are going to encounter some darkness. But in order... Read more
As the great scientific thinker Thomas Kuhn taught us, there are 3 stages of scientific development: prescience: at this stage there is no central paradigm, or at least a paradigm that is conscious or articulated or agreed upon. normal science: at this stage there is a well-developed central paradigm, and the energy this creates in the scientific research community is dynamic and productive. revolutionary science: at this stage it is realized that the central paradigm no longer holds, that discoveries... Read more
Want to talk? I want to listen. Email me and we can arrange it: haywardart at gmail dot com (read more…) Read more
We are getting dumped on! Want to talk? I want to listen. Email me and we can arrange it: haywardart at gmail dot com (read more…) Read more
You can get a quality fine art print of this cartoon here. Through my years of pastoring, both locally and online, I am always amazed by how many people do not have anyone to listen to them. So I’m making myself available for anyone who needs or wants to talk. I am doing so face to face if that is feasible. But I’m also doing it by phone or Skype. Here’s how I’ve written it up under my “services” page:... Read more
Check out this delightful and short TED talk with Liza Donnelly, cartoonist. Want to talk? I want to listen. Email me and we can arrange it: haywardart at gmail dot com (read more…) Read more
Not even Jesus demanded 100% unquestioning loyalty. In fact, he guaranteed it wouldn’t happen by choosing the disciples he did. Want to talk? I want to listen. Email me and we can arrange it: haywardart at gmail dot com (read more…) Read more
I’ve had several requests for me to write a book on my z-theory (click on “z-theory” and it will take you to most of my posts on the idea). I’m spending a great deal of time thinking about it and cautiously beginning to put stuff down. I am hoping it might be an important contribution to the theological discussion taking place these days. I believe it will provide a paradigm, a matrix, through which we may understand our reality and... Read more
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