Archive - Lumberjack Theology

Border Crossings

The Handmaid's Tale, Radiohead, and the Need for Immigration Reform

May 27, 2021 •

Living in a So-Called Secular Age

Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World

May 21, 2021 •

Everyday encounters with the divine wrapped in flannel with a hint of pine.

Welcome to Lumberjack Theology by me, Jason Lief.

May 17, 2021 •

When I first started writing for The Twelve life was much different.

May 14, 2021 •

April 2021

Let the Little Children Come

People were also bringing babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them.

Apr 16, 2021 •

March 2021

DREAM and Promise

On Wednesday I was on a phone call with Iowa Senator Grassley.

Mar 19, 2021 •

A Highway in the Desert

A certain brother committed an offense in Scete, the camp of the monks, and when a congregation was assembled ‎on this matter, they sent after Abba…

Mar 5, 2021 •

February 2021

The Time is Now for Immigration Reform

When my family moved to Sioux Center fifteen years ago the neighborhood was very different from how it looks today.

Feb 19, 2021 •

January 2021

Hawley Hearts Kuyper

In the New York Times Opinion piece, The Roots of Josh Hawley's Rage, Katherine Stewart draws attention to the religious rhetoric of Senator Josh…

Jan 22, 2021 •

Power, Self Preservation, and the Cross

II Samuel 11: In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab with his officers and all Israel with him; they ravaged…

Jan 11, 2021 •

December 2020

Political Iconoclasm

Like everyone else, I'm trying to negotiate the aftermath of a divisive election that has fractured my corner of the world.

Dec 11, 2020 •

November 2020

Why Reformed is What We Need Right Now

Why support the Reformed Journal? Because we need voices that advocate for a reformed, or reformational, perspective.

Nov 27, 2020 •

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