David Hayward | Artist

I’m a lot of things. Pastor turned artist. Cartoonist. Writer. And other things I’m still figuring out. To be all these things is simply to be human. Complex, m

[David Hayward | Artist @nakedpastor]

Simple drawing. Simple concept. Simple truth. Love is love. No need to complicate it.

[David Hayward | Artist @nakedpastor]

This is a cartoon that is the same theme as a cartoon I did last week, "I Miss the Jesus". This one is "My Walk With God Over the Years".

I share my thoughts and experiences. I do not want you to copy me. Instead, think your own thoughts and form your own experiences.

Freedom!

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Now this is one sweet celebration, literally. 🎂This cartoon has taken many forms over the years, but these wonderful people turned it into a cake, complete with their colors and pronouns.

I never get tired of seeing my art come to life in such creative ways around the world. ❤️

[David Hayward | Artist @nakedpastor]

Has the Jesus you used to know disappeared?

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Time to show my RefuJesus image of Christ print again.

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The warnings you are getting about questioning your beliefs, deconstructing your faith, and losing your religion... turns out it's fun!

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Andrea commissioned me to draw this for her mom, Kimberlee. They both love it!

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PS: If this relates to a fear of hell for you then you might find this video helpful
https://t.co/2wVkj63Elj

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It’s funny how that works… That we assign morality to freak accidents, sicknesses and life happening in the worst ways.

I grew up on this theology. It's hard to cleanse my mind of it because the roots go deep.

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Still Connected
Over the course of my deconstruction, I’ve lost many friends. The strange thing is, I still feel strongly and strangely connected to them, even though many years have passed.
This is one of the deep truths I hold to: that we are all connected at a deep and fundamental level, and this connection time and space cannot sever.
I tried to convey this in this painting. It’s available to someone who knows what I mean. But I also think this would be a wonderful gift to send someone you feel this way about.

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Same?

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Is there a best way to Deconstruct?
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Have you noticed it is most often the privileged and protected who say this?

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You would think the church would be the safest place for disabled people with both visible and non-visible disabilities.

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Toxic positivity is the belief that you should always stay positive, no matter how difficult life gets.

It dismisses real emotions like anger, grief, and sadness instead of allowing us to process them..

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As I changed, my ideas about God changed.

This is important.

Years ago, if I could see where I am now, I would have been shocked.

One of my most significant realizations on my deconstruction journey was that the "God" in my mind is actually a projection of my own thoughts.

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This cartoon is 14 years old and one of my early cartoons that helped my work get seen.

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Believe women!

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The wolves are lurking in so many shapes and in so many positions of influence.

Once you see it, you can’t un-see it.