Faith on View

Exvangelical: Not a journey, but a day

I’ve been in the world for thirty years, And I must have traveled a million miles. Walked by rivers where the green grass grows thick, And entered the frontier where the red dust rises. Purified …

A partially deconstructed parking structure with the the front missing, is shown in black and white.

Deconstruction is all the rage. It seems we are constantly bombarded with news of evangelical celebrities who have deconstructed their faith. Often, this leads, eventually, to news of the celebrity leaving the faith. What is …

I am pausing to reflect on the fickle fate of kings as I prepare to unleash the French Revolution in my undergraduate civilization class next semester. January anniversaries present an interesting study of both the …

The torso of a person is seen from the back and they are holding a globe under an arm.

“The first step,” I said, “is accepting that you’re not going to save the world. You’re not.” My comments were directed to a young person in my industry who was facing a mix of professional …

Pelham's engraving of the Boston Massacre showing soldiers firing into a crowd.

Private Hugh White stamped his feet and rubbed his hands together to warm them in the blistering cold of a March evening in Boston. Snow blanketed the ground around the Custom House he was tasked …

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 …

I had an academic project where I looked at images of Jesus, specifically five evangelical Christs, and discussed how they reflect evangelical beliefs. This essay is an adaptation of that research. Evangelicalism is not a …

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 …

An old looking stamp image with a book and pen and a banner talking about freedom in America.

I had a pastor friend who at one time I considered to be a mentor. Sadly, he proved to be a disappointment both as a friend and as a mentor. I remember as a very …

A trilobite fossil is shown in an off white rock.

“Can you tell me what kind it is?” A rock, thrust in my face by my keen-eyed daughter, looked like the kind of shale we’d been examining for the better part of an hour. The …