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Jason Lief

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Why we need some secularity

The horrific events in France this past week raise some questions: How do we affirm democracy and freedom in the face of those who want to

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Knowing Buffalos

http://youtu.be/A-V8ykNMHuE In yesterday’s worship and liturgy class I showed students the “new thing” in worship—at least it’s new to me…I’m sure for everyone else it’s

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Stick to the Text

  In class today I showed this youtube clip of Walter Bruggemann discussing the power of preaching. The class is on worship—the book we’re reading

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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?”

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The Back that Bent Daylong…

This morning’s guest blogger is James Vanden Bosch—English professor at Calvin College. It was an ordinary day in the world literature class this week; we

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Yik Yaking

So have you heard of this app? Yik Yak? It’s like an anonymous Twitter–post anything you want without anyone else knowing who you are. I

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Adventures in Normal Life

Just the other day I walked to work–about seven blocks in all–for the first time since early July. It’s amazing how we take the simple

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