Faith on View

Facts are stubborn things

Pelham's engraving of the Boston Massacre showing soldiers firing into a crowd.

Private Hugh White stamped his feet and rubbed his hands together to warm them in the blistering cold of a March evening in Boston. Snow blanketed the ground around the Custom House he was tasked …

Asa Hutchinson, Bill Clinton and questions In 2014, I was a pastor at a small nondenominational church in Jonesboro, Arkansas. One afternoon, I decided to get a quick haircut at a place called Sportsclips. I …

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 …

A painting shows Christian martyrs all together in a group with the backdrop of a Roman coliseum.

In 2016, then-future President Donald John Trump gave a speech in Sioux Center, Iowa, that would define not only his presidential campaign but the next four years of his time in office. He could shoot …

There is a palatable tension in the air. Do you feel it? This is the feeling of Black people standing up to our Nation’s racist systems. Another unarmed Black man is shot. This time it’s …

An old looking stamp image with a book and pen and a banner talking about freedom in America.

I had a pastor friend who at one time I considered to be a mentor. Sadly, he proved to be a disappointment both as a friend and as a mentor. I remember as a very …

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 …

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 …

Asbury's chapel is seen from the back and crowded with people.

The reported “Outpouring” at Asbury University in Kentucky, has many Christians hopeful that this is a genuine beginning to a new spiritual awakening in the United States. While I share this hopeful optimism, it isn’t …

A burgundy passport is shown laying on a map.

One of my Facebook friends posted a rather bizarre photo a couple of years ago. He and his sons professed a fervent evangelical Christian faith and also a strong dedication to the “Tea Party” political …