It's a modern day Cinderella trope, isn’t it? The long-suffering, virtuous-and-talented high schooler is visited by a talent agent/scout/special teacher/fairy…
Debra RienstraApril 30, 2022
In a vast, blazingly bright atrium, crowds of church angels mill about, carrying tote bags emblazoned with the AngelPAC logo.…
Debra RienstraApril 2, 2022
The most amazing thing about this passage, at least to me, is the evident fact that God is longing, too.
Debra RienstraMarch 19, 2022
And so we pray. Or try to. Our prayers—well, mine anyway—seem awfully puny against the grand machinations of world events.…
Debra RienstraMarch 5, 2022
My faith these days sometimes feels as thin and dry as that little wafer. So the presence of these familiar,…
Debra RienstraFebruary 5, 2022
I found Joel Cohen’s new film version of Macbeth ultimately disappointing. As a film, it’s a skilled, maybe even exquisite…
Debra RienstraJanuary 22, 2022
This week, I’ve been accidentally observing Epiphany season by following a strict regimen of anxiety-producing activities. This was not my…
Debra RienstraJanuary 8, 2022
The birth of the child is the focal point of God’s communion with the whole of creation. This is the…
Debra RienstraDecember 25, 2021
Mark Wallace, Swarthmore professor of religion and environmental studies, takes this scriptural moment as much more than an exercise in…
Debra RienstraDecember 11, 2021
