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 Moses, but he refused to come; then they sent the priest of the church…
Jason LiefMarch 5, 2021
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 Hawley. He blames the rise of secularism on the well known British monk, Pelagius. In a…
Jason LiefJanuary 22, 2021
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 the Ammonites, and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem.…
Jason LiefJanuary 11, 2021
Like everyone else, I'm trying to negotiate the aftermath of a divisive election that has fractured my corner of the world. Almost every part of life has felt the effects: churches, schools, families, friendships—few things remain unscathed. Sure, the fault…
Jason LiefDecember 11, 2020
Why support the Reformed Journal? Because we need voices that advocate for a reformed, or reformational, perspective. There’s a form of Evangelicalism that is biblically and theologically robust and ecclesiologically necessary. Evangelicals point us back to the gospel; they tell…
Jason LiefNovember 27, 2020
"I have to go upstairs and write a blog," I said to my wife. "Whoa, wait. What are you going to write about?" She asked, as if I've ever written anything controversial. "You're not writing about politics," she said as…
Jason LiefNovember 6, 2020
I teach a course on popular culture as part of our youth ministry program. The course is really about cultural interpretation—How do we make sense of cultural patterns, and how do they form and shape our identity? Biblically speaking, I…
Jason LiefOctober 9, 2020
I put my political flag up today. No, not Trump or Biden, Jeff Lebowski. The Dude. Lebowski 2020: This Aggression Will Not Stand, Man. I bought the matching t-shirt too. Why, do you ask, would I waste my money on…
Jason LiefSeptember 25, 2020
My little part of the world has been in an uproar for the past week. Last Sunday the New York Times published an article exploring evangelical support for Trump. And now, everyone's up in arms. Read the article and it's…
Jason LiefAugust 14, 2020
