Never too Old to be too Young
I grew up in a small country Southern Baptist Church in rural California. When my family moved there our family of six doubled the size of the church. But, the church did grow over the years. As a Teenager When I was in high school, our youth group was “thriving”- there were probably 8-12 of […]
The Teacher is a true master who can use even the strangest of tools
My faith is Orthodox Christianity. The life that led me to it was hardly orthodox (small o), nor was it anything special. Perhaps even less so is the world I have lived through since I came onto the Path. The Teacher is a true master who can use even the strangest of tools. Therefore I […]
How Lies Spread
Over the last few years, I’ve been concerned about the state of truth in our nation and the proliferation of lies. As a Christian, I believe deeply in the reality of truth and it’s importance. But, I have been seeing the decline in the commitment to truth in all sorts of areas. I’ve seen it […]
Poll: Christianity Today and Removing Trump- Do you agree?
*The Polls are at the end of this article.* On December 19th, my birthday, Christianity Today, one of the flagship evangelical magazines, published an editorial “Trump Should Be Removed from Office” by Mark Galli, CT’s editor in chief, which has set the political evangelical world on fire. Trump has angrily Tweeted about the editorial and evangelicals […]
What did we learn on 9/11?
I saw a post from a friend who is a teacher showing a picture of a patriotic 9/11 backpack of one of her students full of American flags and “God Bless America.” She mentioned how her class had talked a lot about 9/11 the last few days. She mentioned that she was glad the lessons […]
Changing the World for Christ…and the Culture War in General.
Changing the World for Christ Most readers of this blog know that I’ve spent much of the last decade involved in Christian higher education. I’ve always been interested in cultural engagement from the Church. I think that is just natural when you study art in NYC. You see strong western roots in Christianity but you […]
Conservative Christians are Missing the Point on Kavanaugh and Power
I’m a terrible blogger. As near as I can tell, one of the keys to blogging is having an opinion on every hot button issue and making it known. I certainly have had an opinion when it comes to the Brett Kavanaugh saga. But, I also haven’t felt like I’ve had anything unique to say […]
Most Selective Christian Colleges & Universities 2018
Faith on View considers a lot of factors when putting together the Top Christian College Rankings. We evaluate 18 measures in four different categories, each worth 25%. One of the more interesting categories in the Student Selectivity category. The methodology page describes this category as follows: Student selectivity is an important part of ranking a […]
Trump Christians have the most devout faith.
Last week’s article contained a poll which asked, “Is America Hostile to the Christian Faith?” The results have been interesting so far. But more interesting has been the conversations generated. There is one particular conversation that really stood out to me. It came from the original group which inspired the poll. The last line in […]
Is America hostile to the Christian faith? (Poll)
The idea that America is increasingly hostile to the Christian faith is a common one in evangelical circles. I saw someone post the following on one of the social media groups I am in: “The world is more hostile to Christian faith than it has been in our lifetime. It presents us with a […]