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Gun Violence: Perfect love drives out fear

We are all weary of the gun control discussions. This essay was first published after a school shooting that was the 40th school shooting of that year and the 26th mass shooting of that year. …

The author, Dan Ferren is shown in front of a wooden wall.

I’m one of those old guys who posts on TikTok. My content there has a lot of consonance with the content we publish on Faith on View. The other day, I posted about being received …

Three year old boy stands in front of a fence holding the hand of his nine year old brother.

Life is filled with disappointments and challenges. I think we often lose something as we grow up. We go from feeling we can do anything to wondering if we can do anything. I have to …

The comment below came across my Twitter and it struck me… but, not in a good way. “The Holy Spirit does not use movies. He uses whatever Scripture is in those movies. The film, itself, …

Cruz and Jeannene Reynoso are shown in this portrait taken in 2000 when Cruz was awarded the Hispanic Heritage Medal.

It has now been over 16 years since my Mom passed. Additionally, my father has now passed and the family home has been sold out of the family. I still miss Mom. I still get …

There is massive disagreement about the ontology of beauty. For many today, beauty is merely in the eye of the beholder. For others, beauty is an objective reality. I’ve thought a lot about this over …

Mike Johnson is shown sitting in a congressional chamber next to and speaking with Jim Jordan.

Mike Johnson was elected Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, October 25th, 2023. Johnson is not one of the more senior Representatives nor is he well-known nationally. As a result, many news …

Mike Johnson is shown sitting in a chamber room.

I just saw the news that Mike Johnson from Louisiana was elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives. As he became the leading contender some of my friends began a group chat about it. …

The word "culture" is written on a small wood framed chalk board with a pair of glasses in the foreground and a red notebook with a black pen set on top off to the left.

Scot Loyd wrote a provocative piece It seems good to the Holy Ghost: A defense of progressive Christianity here on Faith on View. A reader who I know in real life asked a good question …

A person's hands are shown holding a white sign up with the words "Confront your racism" written on it.

Social media is fraught with challenges not the least of which is racism. I admit that over the last few years, I have become less active on social media—part of the reason is the growth …