Culture Archives - Faith on View

Four years ago today, I wrote an essay entitled, “A Time for Faith on View.” This essay wasn’t a call for people to read this website, though I think that is always a good idea. It certainly was a play on words with the name of this website, but also

Scott Culpepper

January 14, 2021

Throwing Religious Violence Out The Window

Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) They swarmed over barricades and smashed windows. Crosses and Christian flags fluttered alongside the Star and Bars. A group across the street chanted and sang “This place is covered with the blood of Jesus” while

Rondall Reynoso

January 13, 2021

Sorry, Jesus…. I just assumed you were on drugs.

“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. ‘For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to

Vershal Hogan

January 7, 2021

This is how we pray today

The poem, some say, has been given to us for times when prose cannot express the heart. It’s an art form that has been used to elevate, to devastate, and to strike mood. It can be silly and sweet, and it can be a knife. The form of the poem

Rondall Reynoso

December 30, 2020

The Church and the Sin of Sodom

Is the Church and America in general 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 LGBTQ rights. But, that isn’t what I mean. Culturally, the church has latched

Scot Loyd

December 24, 2020

Why Everyone’s Gifts Matter

The Christmas classic The Little Drummer Boy, while a catchy tune, doesn’t have its origins in the biblical narrative, but in the mind of composer Katherine Kennicott Davis, who penned the song in 1941. And while not part of the Christmas canon, it does illustrate the theme of the season,

Rondall Reynoso

December 23, 2020

Guns, such different perspectives

I really should cut the Facebook habit. But, there have been times in the last couple of years when Facebook was my link to sanity, my link to people who thought more like me, and my connection to people who cared for me beyond what was expedient. I guess I

Rondall Reynoso

December 23, 2020

A 2020 Christmas Reflection

I had planned to reshare past Christmas ruminations this week only to realize that there have been very few of those on Faith on View. It surprised me to see that our only Christmas ruminations were two pieces from two years ago when we were facing imminent homelessness. If you are interested

Paul Hand

December 17, 2020

The Business of Destabilizing

This essay is a hypothesis: If you are worried that Trump is trying to derail democracy, you are right, but not in the way you think. Why is he doing what he’s doing? He most certainly is doing it to weaken our political system, but not by winning the election.

Rondall Reynoso

December 9, 2020

This is Our Country… Well More Mine than Yours.

This essay is from our Anastasis Series where we resurrect articles from the past that are either still relevant today or can be easily updated. This piece published almost nine years ago in its original form is interesting in light of where these ideas have led our nation in 2016

Rondall Reynoso

December 1, 2020

Where is the Gospel in our Politics?

This short essay is from our new Anastasis Series where we resurrect articles from the past that are either still relevant today or can be easily updated. This was the first political piece I ever published on Faith on View, almost nine years ago. The heart of the issue here

Rondall Reynoso

November 18, 2020

Christianity, Trump, Post-Truth, Coronavirus

Yes, the title of this essay seems a bit disjointed. But, that is a perfect reflection of how I feel. There is a lot I have been trying to process recently. I will try to stitch together these vaguely related thoughts here. Several things have been preoccupying me today. The

Scott Culpepper

November 12, 2020

Mandates from the Masses and the Call to Courageous Christian Scholarship

I am pausing to reflect on the fickle fate of kings as I prepare to unleash the French Revolution in my undergraduate civilization class next semester. January anniversaries present an interesting study in both the pomp and fragility of power. Few occasions can compete with American presidential inaugurations for extravagant

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