- Faith on View

Sodom and the sin of the Church

A painting by John Martin of Lot's family fleeing Sodom and Gomorrah

Is the church and America guilty of the sin of Sodom? Wow! What a provocative question. Given the political culture in the USA right now, the mind automatically goes to issues like same-sex marriage and …

A painting in rich colors of Jesus and the woman caught in adultery.

What did Jesus do? If we are honest we have to admit that evangelicals often treat people badly and we certainly do not have a good reputation. The hackneyed church expression is that we are …

A partially deconstructed parking structure with the the front missing, is shown in black and white.

Deconstruction is all the rage. It seems we are constantly bombarded with news of evangelical celebrities who have deconstructed their faith. Often, this leads, eventually, to news of the celebrity leaving the faith. What is …

I had an academic project where I looked at images of Jesus, specifically five evangelical Christs, and discussed how they reflect evangelical beliefs. This essay is an adaptation of that research. Evangelicalism is not a …

There are typically three different philosophies about ethics: virtue ethics, duty ethics (deontology), and pragmatic ethics (consequentialism). Pragmatic ethics is the idea that the ethical validity of a position or action is based on the …

Within Christianity and evangelicalism more specifically, theology has always been an act of the word. This article argues for an expanded definition of theology to include theology produced in a visual and not just a …

I Am What I Am #6, acrylic on paper, blue and yellow

This statement was displayed with an art exhibition of mine several years ago. It was a personal statement that the venue asked me to include. It has a central idea that is very important to …

Rondall Reynoso is shown in an Eucalyptus grove, leaning on a deadfall, on the property on which he was raised.

My family history in Tennessee goes back over 200 years, although I was raised in California. I never imagined the two sides of my heritage would collide as they have. A tale of three sides …

Image shows a pastel and acrylic abstract painting in colors of red, blue and green.

I grew up on a small ranch in Northern California. My mother, who was raised in rural Tennessee and loved the land, took care of the ranch and home. My father was an Appellate Court …

This black and white image shows two bearded men in casual clothing are shown an animated conversation.

I teach a class called Art and Christian Faith. We talk about a lot of issues in that class that live at the intersection of art, the church, and culture more broadly. The class is …