Our brains are altered by swimming in digital media, its allures and distractions. And our lives of continuous partial attention…
Debra RienstraSeptember 3, 2022
With their just-released album, Climate Vigil, The Porter’s Gate aims to help the church wake up to “one of the…
Debra RienstraJuly 23, 2022
I want to focus on the power of meaning-making narratives. In the wearying events of the last few years, we’ve…
Debra RienstraJuly 9, 2022
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
Biblical interpreters from ancient times knew a rich metaphor when they saw one, and they were not about to pass…
Debra RienstraApril 16, 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
