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David Hayward is a pastor artistically stripping to the essential.
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Check out my t-shirts HERE. I’m growing my inventory all the time. And check out my contemplative art here.
Contributions to nakedpastor are greatly appreciated. David Hayward is a pastor artistically stripping to the essential.
Amen.
In this fast-paced world of sound bites and instant gratification and thrills and excitement on the idiot box and in the movies…it’s no wonder people are bored with the forgiveness of their sins.
It just doesn’t seem like much stacked up against the going’s on of this world.
well… my emphasis was on the game, not the bored. but i getcha.
Aha! I get you! Nice!
I appreciate how much time it must have taken to fill in the black spaces. And yes I like the thought, too. I wonder how many people are left absolutely dry from sermonizing and think that there must be something wrong with themselves. Ain’t nothin’ wrong with you.
A good sermon never leaves one dry (unless he is still dead), but what passes for sermons these days certainly can leave us bone dry.
Motivational speeches and ‘how to’ lists for spiritual growth can leave one clinging to nothing but themselves, and their own efforts.
A dirty trick for those that need to hear what great sinners they are…and what the Living God has done to rectify the situation.
Ambition is tempered by wisdom only when furthering its own goals. I like what Sam Mahlstadt wrote recently in context of virtual community.
“If you are a pastor, don’t approach the community as a spiritual leader, but simply as a member. If you are the leader of a nonprofit or small business, don’t approach the community as a CEO. People may naturally seek you out for guidance or words of wisdom, and there’s nothing wrong with that, but try to break away from that mindset and just be a part.”
I bet that sitting down with Mr. Hayward (or elder of your choice) for an actual game of chess and conversation would be more edifying than a month of hot bishop pawn action like the above cartoon. Not even close. I feel moistened already.
John L.: Mahlstadt is right to point out that the problem isn’t just one way. not only do so-called “leaders” have to just become a part, but the other members of the community (whatever kind of community it is) need to accept the so-called “leader” as a part. it is a strenuous struggle.
Good. And in accepting the so-called leader as a “part” the other members are more effectively empowered. Power as in Spirit. Leader as in servant
I’m more apt to use a ‘Snakes and Ladders’ analogy
‘hot bishop pawn action’
Haha, love it Mark. I didn’t know men got ‘moistened’ by the way?? Assuming you’re a man, though one can’t always tell. I thought Fatima was a woman for ages. I rather like this Internet gender confusion – very Shakespearian.
I don’t know what kind of people you know Steve Martin, but most people I know do NOT need to hear what great sinners they are! Jesus didn’t really do much of that, you know, going round telling people they were great sinners. He spoke much more of the love of God for us.
‘In God’s eyes, you are a child again
In His eyes you are His child
In His love you are made whole again
You are precious in His eyes.’
Copywrite Passionate Music.
Tiggy,
We know the same kind of people.
People are people. All have sinned and have fallen short of the Glory of God.
We all need to hear it, otherwise we’ll start thinking we aren’t all that bad (for righteousness sake) and maybe we can handle this stuff withyout a Savior.
We are precious. That’s why He came for us and died for us.
Very funny!@ Thanks for making my day today! God Bless you!
You know, I wondered at first if the humor was appropriate. And then I remembered this is the site of a guy who prints shirts with fish symbols in the missionary position.
I’m not all that bad and nor are most of the people I know. Being told they are bad doesn’t make a person behave any better, it has the opposite effect. When people have their self-esteem raised, they behave better.
We are human and have failings, and God is ‘the hope above our humanness’. But He loves us AS humans cos that’s what He made us.
What?? I can’t even picture what that means. As opposed to fish symbols in the Pisces soixante-neuf position?
One of our church leaders said I have a dirty mind. I just hope he’s not praying for me to lose it. Him seeing it as dirty says more about him. I just have an earthy sense of humour.
I had to look that up. Maybe your leader was intuitive. I need to search again to see how to pronounce that.
Look what up? He didn’t have to be intuitive, I just make a lot of jokes featuring double-entendres. I like plays on words a nd I have a good sense of humour. But I’m not vulgar or crass.
I’m Texan. We don’t learn French sex terms. We learn Spanish.
LOL Nothing like a bit of French! ‘Cajones’ is quite a useful term. You make it sound like it’s part of the school curriculum.
soixante-neuf is just 69 – how is that a double-entendre?
Er…it’s just a comfy way to curl up in bed with someone.
very clever!
Tiggy ….I hear David’s thinkin’ of a new t-shirt with three fish…he’s calling it…
Menage’-a-trout
LOL! I finally saw the Fishionary Position design and find it strangely obscene. I think it’s the smirk on the fishes faces – I’m jealous.
David, do people at your church actually wear those fishy t-shirts?
When I was a teenager, a guy came to talk to my Youth Fellowship about Mission. He kept using the phrase ‘the missionary position’ – we couldn’t believe it and nearly bust a gut trying not to laugh. Now I look back on it though, I do wonder if he did it on purpose just to relieve his own boredom.
tiggy: lol.
wonder and awe!
I would have drawn the pastor as the queen not the king because that’s the piece that does most of the work!
But the King plays it safe and hides.