Jason Lief

Judging by its reaction to the Ray Rice situation—the NFL cares deeply about the issue of domestic violence. The Ravens cut Rice immediately after "seeing" the despicable event in the elevator. (Because they couldn't possible imagine how a young woman gets knocked out cold?) But,…

I happened to turn on the Emmys the other night just in time to catch Jimmy Kimmel presenting an award. Only he didn't just present... he broke into a comedy bit at the expense of Matthew McConaughey. If you're interested here's the clip: Whenever anyone…

There's a new seating chart in our minivan lately. Usually, I like to drive, my wife sits in the passenger seat, and the kids sit in the back. My youngest, Savannah, sits in the way back—she still needs a car seat. Now that my leg…

Last week we started watching a new show, still trying to find a replacement for Breaking Bad. I've read reviews of True Detective, but I'm not a fan of Woody Harrelson or Matthew McConaughey so we never watched. With a busted up knee, and a bit…

I appreciated yesterday's post by Theresa (or was it Mary? I thought Theresa just turned 40 not to long ago?) The part about "acting our age" really hit home. As I write this I'm sitting in a recliner with my leg propped up on pillows,…

This morning I'm going to pull a play from the NPR and PBS play-book. You know, the maddening times you turn them on and you get the money drive asking you to call or log in and help fund programming? Don't worry, I'm not asking…

dif·fer·ence ˈdif(ə)rəns/ noun  1. a point or way in which people or things are not the same.   Yesterday, Mary spoke of the hopeful steps toward unity between the CRC and RCA that have come out of the joint synod the past few weeks. It's…

I've been glued to PBS most nights this week. I'm not obsessed with war. While I can't quite make the full jump to all out pacifism--I'm getting closer. I don't bleed red, white, and blue, although I do believe that American democracy is the best…

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. John 13:35 A former colleague once told me that Kuyperians are a people who inhabit the in-between spaces. We are neither "conservative" nor "liberal"—we don't believe the bible…

In my past life I was a high school baseball coach. I remember trying to teach 14-15 year old kids to pitch. Most of them would grab the ball and chuck it as hard they could, usually over throwing the catcher. If they had never…