Contemporary vicarious worship

I’ve been thinking about issues of music and contemporary worship in church for years. I’m not a musician. I did play the piano and clarinet as a child but neither stuck. I’ve also been in several choirs over the years. But all in all, musically I’m not much different than the average churchgoer....

The truth behind conspiracy theories

It is a statistical fact that conspiracy theories engage more followers and see further reach in times when people feel helpless and out of control. This article does not attempt to respond to any one theory out there...

Jason Carver’s warning for American Christianity

It takes a lot of unfortunate negative charisma to gain the title of most hated villain in a show that features human-eating demogorgons, vicious Soviet operatives, and the most terrifying dream killer since Freddy Kreuger....

Spiritual Maturity: Are you a Philosopher or Drug Addict?

If you follow the Faith on View page on Facebook you know that we post a lot of quote memes. We’ve been collecting the quotes for years and we pair them with images of my artwork or my wife’s photography. Several years ago, I ran across a quote that has become one of my favorites....

How is the Church treating Jesus?

“Church has to be run like a business.” I said the above statement about five years ago, affirming the institutional model of a large church in my area. There was no thought of anything different. I was convinced that the way to reach people in the city was best applied by a church being as large as possible....