Jason Lief, Author at Jason Lief

Mastering Sin and Tearing Down Walls

"Sin is lurking at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it." This is what the Lord says to Cain. Cain is angry; he’s preparing to rage. His offering wasn’t good enough. He worked the ground, the ground the Lord cursed.…

Jason LiefOctober 26, 2018

Essay Theology

The Politics of Worship

This morning I propose that the increasing fatalism within the Christian community, the resignation that the world is as it is, is a product of our thin worship. I'm suggesting there a connection between the evangelical yawn in the face of injustice and the hyper-spiritualized…

Jason LiefOctober 12, 2018

Politics

Taking Responsibility: A Political Gospel

How do you tell someone struggling with their faith that the Christianity they experience isn't Christianity at all? In Mark 10, as Jesus and his disciples are leaving Jericho, the blind beggar, Bartimaeus, tries to get their attention. He yells, "Jesus, Son of David, have…

Jason LiefOctober 5, 2018

Politics

A Syrophoenician Woman and the President

Mark's gospel tells the story of Jesus trying to get away from the crowd, only to be confronted by an unnamed woman. Jesus had just finished arguing with the religious leaders about what makes a person clean or unclean, a discussion prompted by their righteous…

Jason LiefOctober 5, 2018

Biblical Studies Essay

This is America

The time has come for our politics to die; it has become too sick and twisted to save. Our politics has become infected with privilege as the rich and famous dance on the backs of the poor. Increasingly, the poor are disproportionately sent into wars…

Jason LiefSeptember 28, 2018

Essay

The Spirituality of Bob Ross

You'll never guess what came on the UPS truck the other day—a life-sized cardboard cut out of Bob Ross. You know, the curly-haired PBS painter who made painting look easy. I used to watch Bob Ross; he inspired me to want to be a painter.…

Jason LiefAugust 31, 2018

Essay

Old Vans and Faded Memories

I'm guessing many of you have a photo app that likes to remind you of memories from years past. This morning my wife texted me this picture: You might be thinking "So what? It's a van." Yes... yes it is. The story behind this van…

Jason LiefAugust 17, 2018

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Overwhelmed and Feeling Fine

Twice now I’ve had people ask me to give more examples of how we can love our neighbor. A common theme in my sermons is how loving God and loving neighbor are deeply connected. We can’t love God if we don’t love our neighbor—that’s what…

Jason LiefAugust 10, 2018

Essay

Overwhelmed and Feeling Fine

Twice now I've had people ask me to give more examples of how we can love our neighbor. A common theme in my sermons is how loving God and loving neighbor are deeply connected. We can't love God if we don't love our neighbor—that's what…

Jason LiefAugust 3, 2018

Essay

Stumbling into Awe

This past week I co-led another Prairie Serve, an event that brings high school students from the U.S. and Canada to Sioux City, Iowa to see how God is at work. We partner with Siouxland Unity Church, a Lao community in Sioux City, the Gospel…

Jason LiefJuly 20, 2018

Jason Lief

The Politics of Worship

A Syrophoenician Woman and the President

The Spirituality of Bob Ross

Old Vans and Faded Memories

Overwhelmed and Feeling Fine

Overwhelmed and Feeling Fine

Stumbling into Awe

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