Faith on View

Art is not frivolous

I Am What I Am #6, acrylic on paper, blue and yellow

This statement was displayed with an art exhibition of mine several years ago. It was a personal statement that the venue asked me to include. It has a central idea that is very important to …

This macro photo shows ice water with many suspended frozen bubbles against a backdrop of mostly blue with some pink and green.

This week, I ran across two stories that struck me. In some ways, they could not be more divergent, but in other ways, they echoed. Both had to do with faith communities and how one, …

A photo taken from the outside and on the ground of the boat looking side of the Ark Encounter in Kentucky.

The readers of USA TODAY have voted the Ark Encounter and the Creation Museums in Kentucky the best faith-based museums in the United States. The two Kentucky-based museums obtained the top two positions in the …

A single microphone is shown under stage lighting.

The “Faith & Friends” concert series was recently inaugurated by Christian music artists Taya and Naomi Raine on “Fox and Friends.” The show will feature some of the most prominent Christian musicians and will continue …

Asbury's chapel is seen from the back and crowded with people.

The reported “Outpouring” at Asbury University in Kentucky, has many Christians hopeful that this is a genuine beginning to a new spiritual awakening in the United States. While I share this hopeful optimism, it isn’t …

Scot Loyd is shown with his mother in this snapshot.

My mother is fond of telling me, “Scot you’re David!” The David she has in mind is the biblical one. And when she conflates me and King David, I’m positive she is thinking of the …

A burgundy passport is shown laying on a map.

One of my Facebook friends posted a rather bizarre photo a couple of years ago. He and his sons professed a fervent evangelical Christian faith and also a strong dedication to the “Tea Party” political …

Hands of a crowd are raised in a concert like venue with dramatic lighting.

Surveys show that churchgoing and overall belief in God have declined in recent years. The trend is clear, even as in-person attendance at high-profile megachurches is on the rise. Daniel de Visé of The Hill …

Hands are clasped in prayer at an altar rail with sunlight backlighting them through a window.

A recent Barna Group study says that many Americans have become “more open to God” as a result of the CoVID-19 pandemic. The study by the faith-based group included 2,000 adult respondents and was conducted …

A very wide field of view shows a huge venue filled with people.

Daniel de Visé of The Hill writes that churchgoing and overall belief in God has declined in recent years. This trend is clear, even at in-person attendance to high-profile megachurches is on the rise. While …