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An Inauguration Prayer

American flag waving in the wind with the sun shining through it.

Dear Lord, patient and forgiving Father, all-knowing God who sees our hearts even as we can’t, I pray for our country even as the inauguration of our 45th president, Donald Trump, is taking place. I pray …

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A Time for Faith on View

Painting of MLK Jr. putting his hand over Donald Trump's mouth and using his finger to shush Trump.

When I first started writing here at Faith on View, I wrote on the About page that one of my core values was transparency. I didn’t realize at the time that whether or not we …

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Binding my Broken Heart

Graphic with an American flag with the words "I'm Terrified"

Last night at about 9 pm I posted the above image on Facebook. At that point I was growing very concerned about the direction of the election and thought this was a funny parody of …

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The Colin Kaepernick Situation

Colin Kaepernick getting ready to throw the ball during a San Francisco 49ers game.

For several weeks, Colin Kaepernick has been quietly sitting on the San Francisco 49ers sideline during the national anthem. But, he had been injured and out of uniform so nobody really noticed. But, this last …

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Reflecting on Lollipop Christian Movie Plots

neatly spilt movie popcorn

  The un-profound Christian Movie This is a subject I have thought about many times over the years. Sometimes, it will be because I just saw a sentimental Christian movie claiming profundity. Other times, it is …

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The BIG Problem with Political Correctness

Vaillancourt Fountain in Justin Herman Square in San Francisco

We seem to have a rather large problem with political correctness here in America. I mean, really, it’s gone completely overboard, become totally out of hand. It’s ridiculous, really. Political Correctness is for wimps. Or …

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Baylor, Scandal, and Christian Cowardice

Baylor University

The scandal at Baylor University is all the buzz right now. (Read here for a good recap or here) This week news broke that the University was “firing” President Ken Starr for his failure to investigate allegations …

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The Myth of the Myth of Trump Evangelicals

Trump soeaking at a ralley

Are Trump Evangelicals really a Myth? Trump is making a lot of evangelicals very uncomfortable. What is really making them uncomfortable though is the idea that so many evangelicals are supporting him. It first came …

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Louisiana College: Aguillard No More

Dr. Joe Aguillard in his office standing next to a 10 commantments plaque

Honestly, the last article I wrote on Joe Aguillard and Louisiana College I thought would be my last. Actually, the last two articles. But, things worth mentioning keep happening. Add to that, the e-mails I get …

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