Blog Yet More Books for Your Night Table Here are some recent gems I would commend to you. If you can make it through the serious theology, you’ll…Debra RienstraOctober 1, 2022
Blog We’ve Forgotten How to Read Our brains are altered by swimming in digital media, its allures and distractions. And our lives of continuous partial attention…Debra RienstraSeptember 3, 2022
Blog At What Point Do I Get Rid of This? I did not realize that carpet replacement would be a spiritual experience, but it turned out to be a massive…Debra RienstraAugust 6, 2022
Blog New Wine from The Porter’s Gate: The Climate Vigil Album 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
Blog The Best Story Wins 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
Blog Lies We Tell Young People 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
Blog Jesus the Gardener Biblical interpreters from ancient times knew a rich metaphor when they saw one, and they were not about to pass…Debra RienstraApril 16, 2022
Blog Overheard at AngelPAC: Conference of the Angels of the Churches In a vast, blazingly bright atrium, crowds of church angels mill about, carrying tote bags emblazoned with the AngelPAC logo.…Debra RienstraApril 2, 2022
Blog The Longing God: A Meditation on Isaiah 55 The most amazing thing about this passage, at least to me, is the evident fact that God is longing, too.Debra RienstraMarch 19, 2022
Blog Unanswered Prayers 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