A Faith of My Own
A few years ago, the NBC TV show The Office was all the rage. Despite it seeming like everyone I knew was watching it, I couldn’t. It wasn’t that I wasn’t invited to the watch …
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Never Too Old to Be Too Young
Age really wasn’t the issue. It was just a way of dismissing me. I was too young only because in interfered with their itch being scratched.
Jimmy Carter and the Crossroads of Faith, Politics, and Character
I remember exactly where I stood when the newscaster called the 1980 presidential election for Ronald Reagan. I was excited and greatly relieved. I remember letting out a deep sigh and thanking God that the …
Dear Dad | A Letter of Concern
Dear Dad, You went to be with Jesus 10 years ago. In honor of a decade of the best 10 years of your existence, I wanted to give you an update on how things have …
What If Donald Trump Started a Church?
If Donald Trump ever decided to start a church, it might look strikingly like many of America’s megachurches, many of which proved instrumental to his election. Picture this: a sprawling campus adorned with gold trim, …
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 …
Neighborliness, Love, and the Crisis of Christian Witness in America
When I was in middle school, my family moved to a new town over an hour away from my childhood home. I don’t remember wanting to move, but my parents were drawn to country living …
Wrong, Broken, but Unsoiled: Embracing the Joy of Pursuing Justice
November 5th, 2024, started like a normal Tuesday, teaching classes to 18-22 year-olds. I then voted and returned to the office for the rest of the day. That evening, my wife and I joined a …
Racial injustice: Apologies from a white Evangelical
This piece originally appeared on the Website for Wayhouse Media on June 2, 2020. Matt Allbritton, the owner of Wayhouse, has joined the contributing authors at Faith on View. Essays previously published by Wayhouse Media …
Lamenting Trump’s Return to the White House
Despondent. That word best captures my feelings in the aftermath of the 2024 Presidential election. Like millions of Americans, I cast my vote enthusiastically for Kamala Harris, believing in her vision of leadership and hope. …