Vershal Hogan, Author at Faith on View

The delta dawn is always different: a poem

a person stands in silhouette holding a camera against a sunset surrounded by low water as if in a marsh

The delta dawn is always different with the changing tide of seasons. The early purpled light becomes a red that slowly scrubs the sun until the skies are clear white. When the storms abate — …

A caucasian hand is shown from the forearm to hand and the hand is holding a syringe and bottle filled with blue liquid "medicine".

Evangelicals who sought counsel from their pastors or other faith leaders about COVID-19 vaccines were less likely to get one than those who spoke with doctors or health care providers, a new survey suggests. The …

"God's Smuggler" Brother Andrew stands to the side of a lectern dressed in trousers and a button-front shirt with a microphone on his ear

The man who made his name as “God’s Smuggler” for his work to move Bibles across closed borders has died. Often referred to as Brother Andrew, Anne van der Bijl, 94, died Sept. 27. Van …

An Australian flag is shown waving in the wind against a blue sky.

An Australian council is considering if opening meetings in Christian prayer is the best way to represent its community. During its September meeting, the Mildura Rural City Council voted 6-3 to consider changing how its …

A Black man wearing a flannel shirt over a t-shirt holds a softcover bible open in front of him with a neon orange cross placed up high behind him.

Church plants affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention are more likely to be “racially and ethnically diverse” than not. In a report presented to the SBC’s Executive Committee (EC) staff and trustees on Sept. 20, …

The Catholic population in Northern Ireland now outnumbers the Protestant population. The country’s Census 2021 results, which were published Thursday, show that the percentage of the population that reports being Protestant or being raised Protestant …

A closeup of the 'temple' at Burning Man in flames.

Lots of people who go to Burning Man have an experience through which they feel like they’ve seen God — some with psychoactive aid, but others through deep, interpersonal connection. A temporary community that focuses …

In a recent online exchange, I posted a photo of an icon that showed the Virgin Mary with a breast partially uncovered. While some of the discussion centered around the ever-weary topic of modesty, another …

On the Louisiana College campus, there’s a carillon at the top of the central historic building that plays awful bell arrangements of traditional evangelical hymns at certain times during the day. When I was a …

A school district that limits student access to books that parents have challenged has placed the Bible in its restricted section — at least temporarily. The Keller (Texas) Independent School District has a policy that …