I remember in bible college having to sit through a series of sermons on sexuality. We were taught all about the sins of unmarried sex, masturbation and oral sex. There was even some theologizing about sex positions, including the sin of the woman being on top… a submission issue. All participating in these activities were going to hell. I remember friends of mine… boyfriend and girlfriend… feeling so guilty after making out in a car that they confessed their sin... Read more
I remember when this first came out a couple years ago. It caused quite a stir. I asked myself why. It’s certainly because it strikes close to home. I think it’s true. Has this happened to you? Read more
The problem with reality is that our minds constantly re-define what that is. The mind is incredibly skillful at protecting its own ideas about itself and therefore the world it finds itself in. It will always adjust what reality is to fit its own agenda and wishes. Once in a while, though, the pain of reality invades us in such a shocking manner that our minds don’t have time to buffer and reshape it. We need to take advantage of... Read more
This drawing is one of my first Sophias. I remember the feelings I had when I was drawing it. There was something peaceful but at the same time foreboding about it. She looks confident. But at the same time she doesn’t look safe. There is something very vulnerable about her here. It’s not that she’s naive. I think it’s that she doesn’t have a choice. She’s escaped her bondage and is all alone. She must take this journey. It is... Read more
For God’s sake wake up! Don’t take the medication. Don’t drink the Kool-Aid. Don’t take the sedative. Do you realize that almost all of what we are fed is meant to dumb us down and numb us up? Stop it now! Bite the hand that feeds you. Read more
I was a pastor for over 25 years. I know the struggle of teaching on a regular basis. Pastors are usually very busy taking care of their people. Most have difficulty finding the time to study, pray, read, meditate, think and write. Others don’t even care. Some don’t know the difference between milk and meat. Milk needs no prep. Sometimes you can just warm it up a bit. Meat, however… Which reminds me: I grill a mean steak! But I... Read more
My provocative yet popular drawing of Sophia “Trapped’ (available as a print here) has been used as the cover image for Cynthia McClaskey’s new book, Religion’s Cell: Doctrines of the Church That Lead to Bondage and Abuse (<–click there to order from Amazon!) I was overjoyed to see “Cover Art by David Hayward right on the front cover! Wow! Cynthia and I have been in communication for some time about this happening. I was so pleased to get my personally signed... Read more
So Jon Birch, the cartoonist behind asbojesus… he commented on my blogpost yesterday. He and I have gone back and forth before. Great guy! I challenged him last night to post a cartoon about nakedpastor since I was going to post one about asbojesus. So here it is! Asbojesus fans are in Hell. Nakedpastor fans are in Heaven. HEHEHE! MY ART & CARTOONS MY BOOKS Read more
If you’ve read my blog at all you should know by now that I am a vicious enemy of visionary thinking in the church. In fact, I’ve written a whole book about it with tons of cartoons to illustrate this animosity. I’m not an enemy of vision. In fact, I teach business culture to university students preparing for their MBA and we talk about vision and how it is an important ingredient for success. But when it comes to building... Read more
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