Faith on View

There is no “Other” in a biblical ethic

Vinyard worker carrying grapes early in the morning

I first wrote this as a long rambling Facebook status. After someone shared it, I decided that I should make it into a short post. I think with the elevated politicization of, well, everything, over …

Spine of a red dictionary with a pencil next to it.

I think everyone on Facebook has a few grammar nerds who regularly post about things like the Oxford Comma or rant about the improper use of the word “literally.” While I’m not aggressive about these …

A US flag at half mast over the CA capitol in Sacramento.

My dad passed away about six weeks ago. My mother passed away almost 14 years ago. Our family home was sold last year. I find myself feeling unmoored in a way I have never felt …

A person's silhouette is seen in orange fog between tree trunks.

Even though I live in town, there’s a non-park wooded area within a short distance of my house that I sometimes like to go for a walk through. As woods go, they’re not as enchanted …

There was a tremendous outpouring of support after my father passed away on May 7th. I want to thank you all. We buried Dad next to Mom on Friday, May 14th. It was a private …

I was married young… too young. To be honest, our relationship did not get off to a great start. I think most of the time when a couple marries at nineteen and has a child …

Rondall Reynoso is shown in an Eucalyptus grove, leaning on a deadfall, on the property on which he was raised.

If you have spent any time in the evangelical church, you have heard people talk about sharing their Christian testimony. If you don’t know what that means, a person’s testimony is basically their story of …

-For S. They had promised us a meteor shower, but all we saw were lightning bugs. Down the street, you could hear the lowing and occasional roars of livestock, the bulls and broncos that had …

A drop of rain sits on a green Bleeding Heart leaf.

There’s a phrase I frequently repeat when I’m frustrated: “There is no such thing as an Autistic adult.” I adopted this phrase after reading the linked blog post. In truth, I often find myself frustrated. …

I knew my Grandfather growing up but we never had a conversation. He immigrated to the U.S. but never learned English and I grew up in a house where we spoke English, not Spanish. I …