Faith on View

A reflection on the life of Esther: for such a time as this

A small pink wild flower, a fleabane daisy, is shown in with it's yellow center in focus and a couple of buds arranged diagonally under the flower.

The text in the book of Esther may be rarely encountered and unfamiliar to our ears, but the relevance of this book to our modern world should not be overlooked. In the book, we are …

The flag of China waves in the breeze atop a flagpole against a blue sky.

The 2023 International Religious Freedom Summit which recently took place in Washington, was attended by world leaders, lawmakers and activists among others. The summit aimed at highlighting the issue concerning global religious freedom and faith-based …

a shell of a stone cathedral surrounded by green grass inside and out

Protestant Christians observe two important anniversaries the last week of October. Protestants recognize October 31 as the anniversary of the formal beginning of the Protestant Reformation or Reformations in Europe. This annual observance commemorates the …

I grew up in a small country Southern Baptist Church in rural California. When my family moved there our family of six doubled the size of the church. But, the church did grow over the …

Don’t be “That Guy” When I was younger, I really loved apologetics. There is something compelling about knowing the answers. I liked the surety that it helped give me to know that I had a reasoned …

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I’ve been thinking about issues of music and contemporary worship in church for years. I’m not a musician. I did play the piano and clarinet as a child but neither stuck. I’ve also been in …

There is a change in the virtual air here at Faith on View. In the Beginning Several years back I, Rondall, had the idea of starting a blog. The first article on this site was …

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I’m a terrible blogger. As near as I can tell, one of the keys to blogging is having an opinion on every hot-button issue and making it known. I certainly have an opinion when it …

A couple of years back, I wrote a six-part series entitled Five Evangelical Christs. My academic research is on the relationship between religion and contemporary art; so of course, images of Christ is a natural …

There is no doubt that I am late to the game reviewing The Lego Movie. It was a big hit earlier this year with almost half a billion in box office receipts. However, I only …