Faith on View

Cruciformity: Thoughts on the Allen, TX shooting by a resident

The chapel entrance with massive wooden doors and red brick and white stone entrance of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Cleveland, TN is seen from the sidewalk and through the historic wrought iron sidewalk gate. The iron cross adorong the top of the gate is in focus and centered in the frame.

This past Saturday, May 6th, at 3:30 p.m., at the Allen (TX) Premium Outlet Mall, a thirty-three-year-old man wearing tactical gear exited his silver vehicle and began firing his AR-15-style rifle at everyone in sight. …

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Sarah Trombetti of Episcopal News Service writes about sisters Annie Hodges and Kate Greer, two young adults confirmed together in The Episcopal Church in 2017. Constant conversations on maintaining their beliefs inspired them to create …

The torso of a man is shown sitting at a computer and writing on a pad of paper against an orange background.

According to a new report, the government in the United Kingdom must improve its comprehension of faith and adopt a bolder approach to accepting faith groups in a positive light. The report involves a review …

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 …

A mother, child, and father are seen in a pew from the back and in that order from a church aisle.

A survey conducted to analyze the defections caused by the pandemic in churches in North America yielded a discouraging result. It indicates that one-third of people surveyed stopped attending church due to the pandemic. The …

A painting shows Christian martyrs all together in a group with the backdrop of a Roman coliseum.

In 2016, then-future President Donald John Trump gave a speech in Sioux Center, Iowa, that would define not only his presidential campaign but the next four years of his time in office. He could shoot …

A nice European style two story house with fancy brick work and wrought iron fencing is seen from the road.

The First Book of Kings (1 Kings 7) describes the opulent palace that King Solomon spent 7 years having built. It is described as having been massive: over one hundred cubits (150 feet) long, 50 …

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, …

Ark Encounter and Creation Museum voted best faith-based museums

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 …