Faith on View

Everything comes back to a garden

Image is a painting of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

With God, it all comes back to a garden. Humanity, the Bible says, got its start in a garden, a place so perfect that everything was good to eat save one fruit. That fruit, however, …

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 …

Image shows a pastel and acrylic abstract painting in colors of red, blue and green.

I grew up on a small ranch in Northern California. My mother, who was raised in rural Tennessee and loved the land, took care of the ranch and home. My father was an Appellate Court …

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 …

A white cake is shown with a red heart on which is written "love" with a blue bird is shown below.

A few years ago, I attended a birthday celebration for a loved one with family and friends. One of the women at the party was known to have been battling a serious case of breast …

This black and white image shows two bearded men in casual clothing are shown an animated conversation.

I teach a class called Art and Christian Faith. We talk about a lot of issues in that class that live at the intersection of art, the church, and culture more broadly. The class is …

A young woman kneels at a protest behind a cardboard sign on which is written "Stop pretending that your racism is patriotism."

In my 7th-grade history class, I was taught that American slaves were treated well by their masters and that most of them preferred life on the plantation to freedom. This obvious lie was among several …

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It may be argued there is something in the water we are all drinking, and perhaps something also in the food we are eating. Something is different. This year has unleashed changes that may prove …

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 …