Jason Lief's articles on Reformed Journal

Justice Walk: Race, Protest, and Faith in a small Iowa Town.

https://youtu.be/pJNkKlHkz5w On Friday, June 5, a Justice Walk took place In Orange City, Iowa. Orange City is a rural Northwest Iowa community that is predominately white, protestant, and politically conservative. How does a conversation about race and justice happen in…

Jason Lief Northwestern College

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Ending the Culture War: The Way of Saint Francis

The polarization of the United States is most recently symbolized by the mask—a small piece of cloth with two rubber bands that has become a symbol for a much broader conflict. (For an excellent theological discussion of mask wearing see…

Jason Lief Northwestern College

Podcast

EP 2-1: Do the Right Thing: Author, Professor, and Musician Luke Hawley

On this episode of the Reformed Journal Podcast, Luke Hawley joins us to talk about faith, music, and learning how to change the oil in his car. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJIPbnY6nBo

Jason Lief Northwestern College

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Culture Inside Out

Thanking God for Bob’s Bar

A couple of Fridays ago, some friends and I took the hourlong trip to an off-the-beaten-path dive bar in Nebraska – Bob’s Bar, in Martinsburg. It’s not much to look at from the outside. Even when you get in the place,…

Jason Lief Northwestern College

Church Politics

The Syrophoenician Woman and the President

There’s a story in Mark’s gospel about how Jesus tries to get away from the crowd, only to be found by an unnamed woman. Jesus had just finished arguing with the religious leaders about what makes a person clean or…

Jason Lief Northwestern College

Inside Out Science

The Rocks and Colliding Black Holes Cry Out

“Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, ‘Teacher, order your disciples to stop.’ He answered, ‘I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out.’” – Luke 19:39-40 “Did Adam and Eve have belly buttons?”…

Jason Lief Northwestern College

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Leave Metallica Alone!

FEBRUARY 2012: AS WE SEE IT by Jason Lief Numerous times I have been asked, "Have you read that book about Metallica going to church?" (John Van Sloten, The Day Metallica Came to Church: Searching for the Everywhere God in…

Jason Lief Northwestern College

As We See It

Feeling Minnesota: The Art of Not Winning

MAY/JUNE 2014: AS WE SEE IT by Jason Lief "So who are you rooting for in the Super Bowl?" All week it was the same question. "I hope they both lose," is the response I gave. "Oh, but Peyton Manning—"…

Jason Lief Northwestern College

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The Faithful Work of Pastor Jack

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2012: INSIDE OUT by Jason Lief "Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.... I have become all things to all people so that…

Jason Lief Northwestern College

Jason Lief

Ending the Culture War: The Way of Saint Francis

EP 2-1: Do the Right Thing: Author, Professor, and Musician Luke Hawley

Thanking God for Bob’s Bar

The Rocks and Colliding Black Holes Cry Out

Leave Metallica Alone!

Feeling Minnesota: The Art of Not Winning

The Faithful Work of Pastor Jack

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