2006-08-17T09:00:00-04:00

I watched the new release DVD Beowulf and Grendel. In a word, it SUCKED! I always give movies a chance and 99% of the time watch them right through to the end. I can’t remember the last time I stopped watching a movie. Oh yes, Domino! I don’t know how that movie ends, and frankly I don’t care. Back to Beowulf… it was totally unconvincing. I knew it was in trouble at the very beginning when the toddler-troll Grendel is... Read more

2006-08-17T06:55:55-04:00

Wow people! On my blog post “10 Reasons Why I Listen To Atheists” (click here to go to it), I’ve received the biggest response so far, and I know it’s because of the hot topic, not just the free stuff (click here to see the prize) 8) So far there have been 40 comments made by 20 different people. I feel all of the comments are thoughtful and valuable, and I appreciate every one of them… from Dave’s “nice picture”,... Read more

2006-08-16T13:22:30-04:00

Win this ORIGINAL painting I completed this week!!! How? 1. Go to today’s post, “Why I Listen To Atheists” (http://davidhayward.ca/blog/?p=110) 2. Post a comment (your name will be entered in the draw which closes Sunday night, August 20, 2006, at midnight Atlantic Time). 3. Wait for the announcement Monday morning, August 21, 2006, on who won. 4. Wait for your free original Hayward painting to arrive in the mail. EASY AS THAT! Contest Rules: 1. No matter how many comments... Read more

2006-08-16T10:09:23-04:00

1. I believe that all voices should be free to speak and to be heard. 2. I believe that they are not afraid to ask some hard questions that I think need asking. 3. I believe that God cannot be scientifically or logically proven, as they insist. 4. I believe they have the ability to expose idiocy that has risen to the level of taboo. 5. I believe their critique of church life can be more objective, therefore more incisive.... Read more

2006-08-15T12:42:00-04:00

Roland H. Bainton, in his book, Here I Stand. A Life of Martin Luther, writes: “Even our very quest for God is a disguised form of self-seeking” (p. 176). This reminded me of something Karl Barth wrote in his famous Romans commentary: “Look how Michelangelo has depicted the ‘Creation of Eve’: in the fullness of her charm and beauty she rises slowly, posing herself in the fatal attitude of—worship. Notice the Creator’s warning arm and careworn, saddened eyes, as He... Read more

2006-08-14T12:59:07-04:00

Hey everyone! Just giving you the heads up that I am soon going to change the name of my blog site to churchpundit.com … hope you like it, because I DO! And God told me to name it that 8) Nah, just kidding. However, I do want you to tell your family and friends (and your enemies if you wish!) about my blog. I’d appreciate it. Stay tuned! Read more

2006-08-14T09:10:54-04:00

“It seems to me…. that what God is doing right now is dismantling the denominational systems as fast as possible” (Loren B. Mead, The Once and Future Church, p. 39). Yesterday while I was teaching at my church, I took great delight in being frequently interrupted by people with questions, comments, and even quips. It makes the “preaching event” fun, engaging, communal, and anti-authoritarian. I do not have all the answers. No one does, and all of us together don’t... Read more

2006-08-13T05:48:06-04:00

Here’s a painting of mine I did recently! You can buy it in my eBay store! I’m getting ready to go to my church. I look forward to getting together with my brothers and sisters, worshipping together, and learning from the Bible. Talk later! Read more

2006-08-12T08:02:40-04:00

I’ll admit it: I am a critic of the church. But its because I love the church. And note: I criticize it from the inside believing that the church can become what it is. But criticism should be heard from all quarters. So, I think it can withstand and endure the severest critiques. Chomsky is a case in point. He is a severe critic of the United States, a well-known dissident. He appreciates the incredible freedom Americans enjoy that has... Read more

2006-08-11T10:41:26-04:00

I watched the Noam Chomsky dvd last night, Noam Chomsky: Rebel Without A Pause. It is a documentary on the man. I found it quite awesome and inspiring. He is an American intellectual who is a dissident of profound proportions. Watch it if you can. Here are some quotes I wrote into my journal: “If I’m a persona that attracts people, the world’s in real trouble. You know… if I had the capacity to be a good speaker, which I... Read more

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