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January 14, 2026
Living & Loving in the Tension of Faith
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Weekly Essay Digest
These essays were shared this week from Faith on View. Don't miss a single one!
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Today is my Birthday…Happy Birthday to me? I don’t feel very happy. It feels more like a time for lamentation than joy.
I had a very different essay planned for this week but this subject is really top of mind for me. I know this isn’t the type of essay most people want to read...
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Eugene Peterson once observed, “We live in a culture that has replaced soul with self. This reduction turns people into either problems or consumers.” He warned that once this exchange is accepted, even politely and unconsciously, it begins to hollow us out from the inside, until we are no longer neighbors or fellow travelers. We become commodities circulating in an endless marketplace, valued not for who we are but for what we can produce, purchase, promote, or perform. ....
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My last essay, A Birthday (and Holiday) Lamentation, was a very personal exploration of some serious challenges in my life currently. It is a hard and sad post.
Yet, there is hope. My wife, Pamela, two days after that article wrote what I thought was a beautiful post on Facebook:....
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Resource Articles
These resources were shared this week from Faith on View.
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The top Christian colleges in Ohio combine academic excellence with spiritual growth, offering faith-based higher education at respected Bible colleges, private liberal arts colleges, and Christian universities across the United States. These Christian colleges provide diverse degree programs centered on Jesus Christ....
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What is reality? Billionaire Elon Musk has wondered if our reality is a massive computer simulation, as conceived by Sophia Stewart in the Matrix movies. Popular sayings like “You only live once” imply that there is nothing beyond earthly life. The only reality is what we see, feel, and hear.
Is that all there is?....
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Welcome to our Artists of Faith directory—a curated showcase of Christian artists from across the United States and beyond. This resource celebrates creativity rooted in faith, offering links to the work and websites of painters, sculptors, photographers, and other makers whose art reflects and engages their Christian convictions. Whether you’re seeking inspiration, connection, or simply to explore how faith animates artistic expression, this collection highlights voices bringing beauty and spiritual depth to today’s cultural landscape.....
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