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Jason Lief

Fire in the Dark

This semester I’m teaching a course on the topic of Christianity and popular culture. We started the semester reading selections from Niebuhr’s Christ and Culture

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God rested

Does the precise locus of this Saturday, at the interface between cross an resurrection, its very uniqueness as the one moment in history which is

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The New Priesthood

As a theology professor at a protestant institution I’ve learned the art of self-depreciation. The heritage of the reformation is always suspect of the “priesthood”-

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Ho…What the…Hey!

I’m a sucker for award shows. Last weekend it was the Grammys; this week it’s the Oscars. I can honestly say I watched most of

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My Girlfriend Left Me

My TV girlfriend, as my wife refers to her, has left me. Elizabeth Lemon has moved on, leaving me with nothing but syndication. 30 Rock

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Parenting Shrek Style

We were sitting at the table the other night eating supper when my son blurts out, “My friends and I were talking about sex today.”

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Perspective…

I had a great idea for a blog post. I had it written up… I spent time on it…but something went wrong when I pressed

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The Guardians

Two weeks ago I took my kids to see Rise of the Guardians – a story about Jack Frost, Santa, the Tooth Fairy, and the

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