Faith on View

My friend wasn’t supposed to die

A woman dressed in black is shown with a hand on a casket and holding a bouquet of white flowers.

“Do you know why people get together at Christmas? Because every time they do it might be the last time. Every Christmas is last Christmas.” -from Dr. Who 253, “Last Christmas,” written by Steven …

Cruz and Jeannene Reynoso are shown in this portrait taken in 2000 when Cruz was awarded the Hispanic Heritage Medal.

It has now been over 16 years since my Mom passed. Additionally, my father has now passed and the family home has been sold out of the family. I still miss Mom. I still get …

Mike Johnson is shown sitting in a chamber room.

I just saw the news that Mike Johnson from Louisiana was elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives. As he became the leading contender some of my friends began a group chat about it. …

A two story circa 1890's ranch house is shown at the end of a long driveway lined with white fencing at sunset.

Let’s face it, it is absolutely impossible for us to understand an eternal transcendent God and his domain. It is far beyond our comprehension. So, we often use metaphors to make the incomprehensible accessible to …

A blue and yellow painting created by Rondall Reynoso.

The last part of my Philosophy for Theology project was to discuss my own academic interests. This will certainly give readers a better understanding of what my scholarly agenda is. A Scholar of Art …

The author and four teenage friends are shown outside in an old photo.

“A picture is worth a thousand words,” but in my case, a picture is also worth at least a thousand undone deeds. The picture I’m referencing was taken sometime in the late 1980s and featured …

Two images of an attractive woman. One with a black background and the other overexposed with a white background. In both cases there is a white square superimposed over her face.

Let’s start with the obvious. I am not a mental health professional. I have no training to diagnose a Sociopath or a Narcissist. My interest is completely personal. Over the last couple of years, I …

A man's feet are seen close up running through sand at the beach.

One of the highlights of my childhood was the annual tradition of buying new shoes for the coming school year. My mother would dutifully take me to the shoe store, and the ritual would ensue …

In a previous post, I wrote about having the joy of reading Aesthetics in a redwood forest in the hills near Santa Cruz. It was a great way to pass the time as my wife …

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. …