Download or read book Nakedpastor101 written by David Hayward and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Hayward, aka nakedpastor, has published his first book of cartoons. This book contains 101 of his best and most provocative cartoons, including 10 new ones exclusive to this book.Here's what people are saying:“What another creative communicator did with parables, David Hayward does with cartoons… I'm a big fan!” Brian McLaren“David Hayward says in pictures what I would love to say in words. There are times when all the words in the word don't say it as well a rightly crafted image. David Hayward says more of the hopes of God, the struggles of the church and the possible path forward for us all in images than anyone could with words.” Doug Pagitt“David Hayward does what cartoonists do best: he makes you laugh, gets you on side, and then catches you unawares with a challenging thought that comes at you sideways. Unmissable!” Maggi Dawn“Through nakedpastor's cartoons, I've been able to join other broken buddies as we pray and play on the fringes of the faith. By deconstructing the mounds of Jesus junk, we can catch fleeting glimpses of God.” Becky Garrison“David's cartoon's are often funny, sometimes sad, always honest. I think of them as political cartoons that aren't about politics: they express a longing or a frustration or challenge to think in a new way.” Mark Oestreicher

Download or read book The Idolatry of God written by Peter Rollins and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We must lay down our certainties and honestly admit our doubts to identify with Jesus. Rollins purposely upsets fundamentalist certainty in order to open readers up to a more loving, active manifestation of Christ's love. He explores how the Good News actually involves embracing the idea that we can't be whole, that life is difficult, and that we are in the dark. By joyfully embracing our brokenness, and courageously accepting the difficulties of existence, we truly rob death of its sting and enter into the fullness of life.

Download or read book Without a Vision My People Prosper written by David Hayward and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2011-11-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of posts from blog: nakedpastor.com.

Download or read book Questions Are the Answer written by David Hayward and published by Darton Longman and Todd. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Hayward - the 'Naked Pastor' - is one of the most prolific Christian cartoonists of the online world. Describing himself as 'a graffiti artist on the walls of religion' with the aim of 'helping people undress religion to the core essential of their own unique spirituality', his immediately-recognisable images are shared by thousands across social media every day. This book uses David's cartoons and accompanying text to tell his own story from being a 'Closed' Christian, with a black and white, fundamentalist view of the world to the freedom of becoming an 'Open' Christian with the courage to ask questions and wrestle with some of the tougher challenges of faith.

Download or read book The Truth About Tithing written by Cynthia McClaskey and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-05-14 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Truth About Tithing is designed to give the reader a thorough understanding of tithing in a quick and easy to read book. Using scripture and church history, McClaskey reveals the true nature of the church system and its abuse of this Old Testament Law that only applied to the tribes of Israel. Great care has been taken to scripturally answer the following questions: 1) What is the tithe? 2) Who was supposed to tithe? 3) Who do the tithes really belong to? 4) Were Gentiles supposed to tithe? 5) Is the tithe money? 6) Did God command everyone to tithe? 7) Why are churches teaching that it is mandatory to tithe? Some of the points that McClaskey raises in this book are eye-opening; the conclusions that she draws, astounding. Once one sees the truth behind the lies of the religious system, one can't help but question other doctrines of the church. This is a must read for all denominations.

Download or read book The Lasting Supper written by David Hayward and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Hayward founded and facilitates an online community for spiritual independence called The Lasting Supper. Ever since it was launched in 2012, David has written a weekly letter to the members. This is a collection of the most helpful correspondences for those going through the process of deconstruction or deconversion, or for those experiencing the painful transition of changing beliefs or losing the faith they once knew, or for those who struggle with their relationship with the church. Now David has made them public in this book in order to help others experiencing the same spiritual processes because he believes every person struggles to find his or her own spirituality and live it with courage and joy.

Download or read book Flip It Like This written by David Hayward and published by Augsburg Fortress Publishers. This book was released on 2022-06-24 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aggravated women disciples, Jesus hugging rainbow sheep, a man praying WTF?: the cartoons of David Hayward, the artist behind @NakedPastor, are graffiti on the walls of the church. This collection includes best-loved and never-before-seen cartoons that will challenge and inspire those grappling with the realities of the church as we know it.

Download or read book Til Doubt Do Us Part written by David Hayward and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-07-05 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If changing beliefs are changing your marriage, you need to read this book!

Download or read book The Liberation of Sophia written by David Hayward and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-25 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2010, David Hayward underwent a traumatic transition in his life. He began drawing images of a young woman in all kinds of situations. He recognized early on that these drawings weren't just random pictures, but were the articulation of his interior life's journey through spiritual, emotional, intellectual and social transition. He realized that Sophia was him!This is the story of Sophia who starts by finding herself feeling trapped in so many ways. But she won't stay there. This is also the story of her journey into her own independence and freedom. There are 59 drawings, with 59 meditations, that chronicle her journey. Journey with her as she comes face to face with many dangers, but especially with herself.Join with many others who have fallen in love with Sophia and also recognize her story as theirs.

Download or read book The Art of Coming Out written by David Hayward and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-26 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please Note: Many of these cartoons are in color. Readers that don't show color will diminish the impact of some of the cartoons. However, you can appreciate the cartoons more fully on color readers or other devices such as your mobile or computer.This book is a collection of cartoons for the LGBTQ community. It is divided into three chapters: the discrimination; the struggle; the affirmation.

Download or read book Tertullian Against Praxeas written by Tertullian and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Money Is Spiritual written by David Hayward and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-13 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is money an issue for you?Is your attitude about money steeped in repulsion, shame, and guilt?Do you harbor a scarcity and poverty mentality?Do your ideas about money prevent you from getting it, owning it, and enjoying it?Do you suspect you are only living a fraction of what your life could be because of money?Do you swing between guilt for having money and the desire to have money?Then this book is for you! You're going to read about...How my unhealthy attitudes about money developed;How I spiritualized my negativity about money;How spiritual leaders handle the money issue;How to understand the nature of money;How I relied on being rescued rather than helping myself;How I overcame my sense of victimhood;How I learned to value myself, what I do, and create;How the hardest question for me to answer was, "What do you want?";How shaming from others caused me to shrink back;How appreciating money unlocked new and exciting doors for me;How having money opened my eyes to its deeper nature;and so much more.

Download or read book Leaving the Fold written by Marlene Winell and published by Marlene Winell Ph.D.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you been harmed by toxic religion? Learn how to recover and reclaim your life. Psychologist Marlene Winell is uniquely qualified to address the subject of this book. In addition to her personal experience with leaving fundamentalist religion, she has worked with clients recovering from religion for 28 years. She is known for coining the term Religious Trauma Syndrome. Leaving the Fold is a self-help book that examines the effects of authoritarian religion (fundamentalist Christianity in particular) on individuals who leave the faith. The concrete steps for healing are useful for anyone in recovery from toxic religion. In this book you'll discover: - what you can expect about stages of religious recovery - information about the key issues of recovery - relevant family dynamics - the power of manipulations - motivations for belonging and for leaving religion - specific steps for healing and reclaiming life - further steps for rebuilding life in the present Leaving the Fold is the only self-help psychology book on the subject of religious recovery. The accessible, compassionate writing is ideal for the reader who needs clear information and concrete help. Buy Leaving the Fold and begin your healing journey today

Download or read book The Silence of Jesus written by James Breech and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bold and creative synthesis of historical method, literary criticism, and philosophical and psychological insight. Includes a new Preface from the author.

Download or read book What Good Is God written by Philip Yancey and published by FaithWords. This book was released on 2011-01-26 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journalist and spiritual seeker Philip Yancey has always struggled with the most basic questions of the Christian faith. The question he tackles in What Good Is God? concerns the practical value of belief in God. His search for the answer to this question took him to some amazing settings around the world: Mumbai, India when the firing started during the terrorist attacks; at the motel where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated; on the Virginia Tech campus soon after the massacre; an AA convention; and even to a conference for women in prostitution. At each of the ten places he visited, his preparation for the visit and exactly what he said to the people he met each provided evidence that faith really does work when what we believe is severely tested. What Good Is God? tells the story of Philip's journey -- the background, the preparation, the presentations themselves. Here is a story of grace for armchair travelers, spiritual seekers, and those in desperate need of assurance that their faith really matters.

Download or read book Karl Barth written by Christiane Tietz and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2023-09-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the beginning of his career, Swiss theologian Karl Barth (1886-1969) was often in conflict with the spirit of his times. While during the First World War German poets and philosophers became intoxicated by the experience of community and transcendence, Barth fought against all attempts to locate the divine in culture or individual sentiment. This freed him for a deep worldly engagement: he was known as "the red pastor," was the primary author of the founding document of the Confessing Church, the Barmen Theological Declaration, and after 1945 protested the rearmament of the Federal Republic of Germany. Christiane Tietz compellingly explores the interactions between Barth's personal and political biography and his theology. Numerous newly-available documents offer insight into the lesser-known sides of Barth such as his long-term three-way relationship with his wife Nelly and his colleague Charlotte von Kirschbaum. This is an evocative portrait of a theologian who described himself as '"God's cheerful partisan"' who was honored as a prophet and a genial spirit, was feared as a critic, and shaped the theology of an entire century as no other thinker.

Download or read book The Fidelity of Betrayal written by Peter Rollins and published by Paraclete Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Employing the insights of apophatic theology and deconstructive theory, this resource explores the subversive and clandestine nature of a Christianity that dwells within religious institutions while simultaneously undermining them.