Seeing God when our metaphors fail

A two story circa 1890's ranch house is shown at the end of a long driveway lined with white fencing at sunset.

Let’s face it, it is absolutely impossible for us to understand an eternal transcendent God and his domain. It is far beyond our comprehension. So, we often use metaphors to make the incomprehensible accessible to …

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If I could pick my pastor

A historic red brick church facade in Amsterdam with tile work and a rose window are seen close up from below with camear angled up.

If I could pick my pastor, I imagine they would be—compassionate, bold, and unapologetically challenging the status quo. Picture a shepherd for the marginalized, embodying the very essence of love and activism. A leader transcending …

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The Church is not the Church

White church against a sunrise sky with whispy clouds

I received this question on the Faith on View Facebook page a while back. I value your musings on this question because you have a diverse background and perspective which I feel enables you to …

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The things we do for orange Jesus

A teen girl sits on a boulder holding a cardboard sign that says in red "our future's on the line".

Liz Cheney, chair of the House Select Committee investigating the Attack on the Capitol recently revealed she overheard a fellow GOP Representative lament “The things we do for Orange Jesus.” Cheney shared that her colleague …

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