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Essays on Faith

“Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.” – Romans 13.1 “Woe

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“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

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This statement was displayed with an art exhibition of mine several years ago. It was a personal statement that the venue asked me to include. It has a central idea

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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

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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

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I grew up on a small ranch in Northern California. My mother, who was raised in rural Tennessee and loved the land, managed the ranch and home. My father was

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There has been considerable hysteria surrounding the Trump presidency this year. Honestly, from my perspective, much of it is deserved. There has been no secret about my disagreement with Trumpian

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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, as well as a strong

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I grew up Pentecostal, the kind of Pentecostal that believed God could speak through dreams, tongues, and the occasional awkward silence between altar calls. We were the kind of church

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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

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Imagine for a moment you are on a hike through the woods. The sun is barely up as you start your ascent. The air is cool and fresh as you

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