Faith on View

There are artists in the church??!

The courtyard of an Emmanuel Baptist Church in Alexandria, LA.

To be honest, the title of this blog post pretty much describes how I feel being an artist within the evangelical church. In my experience, artists tend to live on the fringes of societal norms …

Round red, white, and blue "I voted" stickers are scattered on a white table in soft light.

I’ve always loved history and politics. My earliest reading was filled with adventures on the American frontier. I was probably the only kid in Bernice, Louisiana excited that we were off of school on January …

In a sermon, the pastor at our church said, “Any idiot can tear down.” He then went on to discuss criticism and being critical. Certainly, there is a great deal of truth in what he …

Three rows of Peeps marshmallow treats are shown in pink, yellow, and blue.

In 1953, Russian immigrant Sam Born purchased the Rodda Candy Company and promptly replaced the handcrafted marshmallow chick line with the cold mechanization of mass production to make Peeps . What was once the work …

A guitar being played is seen close up from it's widest end with the players strumming hand out of focus and their fret hand in focus.

For those enchanted by the charm of small towns, the afterlife holds a surprising twist. Heaven, New Jerusalem, is portrayed as a bustling, vibrant, and large city in Revelation 21:2, where the Apostle John describes …

The black and white image shows the outdoor proceedings of the Scopes trial with multiple men dressed in white dress shirts.

The two aging gladiators met on a makeshift wooden platform outside the Rhea County Courthouse in Dayton, TN. The most famous courtroom scene in American history did not even take place in a courtroom. The …

Collaborating with Providence, this mixed media piece of yellow acrylic paint and black ink explores the relationship of providence to humanity.

Virtually everyone involved in Christianity and the visual arts know of the organization Christians in the Visual Arts. Since 1979, CIVA was at the center of the art and faith conversation. The organization shuttered operations …

Look at those horns on Moses! I teach art and art history at a religious, evangelical university. Every year, we have a fun discussion when it comes to pieces like Michelangelo’s Moses or Claus Sluter’s …

I got my first taste of Spirit-filled higher life theology from the long-serving recently deceased pastor of First Baptist Church Atlanta, Charles Stanley. Stanley’s The Wonderful Spirit-Filled Life and its accompanying sermon series were released …

The Knowledge Series by Rondall Reynoso consists of a row of white wooden boxes with painted tops in shades of red that drip over the sides. Knowledge Series, 2004

Heath Veuleman’s powerful article “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” got me thinking about so many different things. One of the main issues though ties into some artwork I began working on in 2003. …