Jason Lief

https://youtu.be/IMZuic0dG1w I just finished Frederick Backman's book A Man Called Ove, the story of an old curmudgeon named Ove who unsuccessfully tries to kill himself. Ove is a stubborn Swede whose life revolves around routine, work, and the belief that the type of car a…

Last Monday a friend and I pulled up to a duplex in Pella, Iowa to load some books into the back of my van. The books were a part of the library of Dr. John Hulst, former president of Dordt College. I remember the first…

The other day I had a moment. Maybe it was the light, maybe it was the smell of melting snow, whatever it was it brought me back to my grandma's house. The moment came and went quickly, but it was enough to remind me of…

I have to admit— I'm totally fine with putting 2016 out of its misery. Not only did we lose Prince and George Michael, I also changed jobs. Honestly, it was the hardest decision I've ever made. I don't regret it, but like any decision it has…

I recently finished reading Shusaku Endo's Silence in preparation for the film adaptation by Martin Scorsese that will be released on Christmas day. It's a haunting story of Jesuit priests in Japan during the height of 17th century persecution. Two priests are on a mission to find…

For the past five years or so Perspectives has been living on the edge of non-existence. Every year at our board meeting someone would ask the question: Should we just be done? We’re not the only magazine to ask the question. The last few years…