Faith on View

What should Christians think about immigration?

Male and female vineyard workers wearing sweatshirts and hats to protect from the sun. The woman, closest, wears white knit work gloves.

December 21. In the midst of a season that calls to mind the birth of the Christ child, and the upheaval in the world of the occupation by the Roman Empire surrounding the place of …

A series that has as its theme the life of Jesus swept the box office of theaters in America. “The Chosen” is in its third season, of which the first two chapters premiered on the …

photo of a video camera as seen from the back with an out of focus crowd past it

The SoCal Harvest, which took place on November 5-6 at Anaheim’s Angel Stadium, was attended by nearly 50,000 while over 8,600 people publicly declared their faith in Jesus at the event. The gathering was also …

Painting of Atlas holding up the celestial globe

The railway forest is changing with the seasons. I recently took a walk through it, now that the bugs have died down enough that I probably won’t get West Nile Virus. Most of the forest …

Easter is the most Holy of all holidays for the Christian. It is the day that we remember Christ rising from the dead, displaying his victory over sin and reconciling sinful humanity with the Holy …

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 …

Donald Trump speaking with his hands spread making a point

A few years ago, I was teaching a week-long course at the Grunewald Guild. There had been some drama with one of the interns and his perception that the environment was repressive, which is not …

After a recent archeological dig which discovered “remnants of a first-century synagogue” in Magdala, ChurchLeader’s Yonat Shimron, connects the remains to the history of Mary Magdalene. Headlines about the temple discovery read: “2nd-Temple-period synagogue found …

The site on the River Jordan where many believe Jesus was baptized has been off limits since 1967, when Israel and its Arab neighbors fought the Six-Day War. After more than 1,000 landmines were cleared, …

Jesus holding the constitutions by John McNaughton

This is the seventh piece in the Mormon Christs series. If you haven’t already read the first piece you may want to start with Part 1. John McNaughton Religion and politics make strange yet frequent …