Faith on View

Hospitality and Love: Learning from a Marine and Beth Moore

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, …

View of the ocean at sunset off the coast of San Francisco at Sutro Baths with crashing waves on rocks and a seagull flying above. One rock formation has a cut out in the shape of a heart.

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (Hebrews 13:8)” When this verse is presented in church, the skeptics in the room immediately wonder what happened between the God who commanded his people to …

An old statue depicting a version of Jesus is shown with his eyes downcast.

As an Artist, Arts & Religion Scholar, Christian, and Hispanic who has been vocal about racial issues, I immediately started receiving messages and comments from friends about Shaun King‘s tweet that argued statues of white …

“What is a Christian?” I feel that I could have confidently answered this question just a few years ago with an orthodox list that outlined the historical Christian faith. I would have adequately provided Scriptural …

I call it correction fatigue. It appears in all seasons, but especially during this time of final exams and papers. Correction fatigue strikes when you are in the middle of grading students’ papers and you …

The mother of a Little League Baseball player left comatose after a skull fracture feels grateful for each miracle she’s witnessed as her son gradually recovers. Easton Oliverson, nicknamed “Tank,” plays for Utah’s Snow Canyon …

I have come to a decision about the kinds of ministries I am going to support. I’m a Catholic pediatric specialty therapist by profession, but I also serve in an underground recovery ministry as LBGTQIA+ …

Would Jesus unfriend them on Facebook? What a silly fruitless question… maybe. Recently, I was challenged on the issue of love. I think this is something that is actually good for us all to go …

Over the last several years, I have become increasingly concerned by the deteriorating evangelical witness for Christ. One of the most troubling aspects of my concern is that most evangelicals simply don’t see. I’m not …

A billboard with a picture of Donald Trump that says "Chosen by God to lead America."

Evangelicals Love Trump Every once in a while I run across an article that I wish I would have written. “In Love with Donald Trump” written by Rev. Robert Cunningham of Tates Creek Presbyterian Church is …