Debra Rienstra

I spent this first week of Advent thinking about idolatry.  It started with a This American Life podcast on the Penn State disaster, in which reporters from the radio show interviewed the stunned residents of State College, Pennsylvania, as they…

You've probably heard the news from Southern California.  There's been some recent interesting related activity on my facebook feed.  Thought you'd enjoy. Thanks to Ron Rienstra for creative and technical assistance.

A girl can’t spend every minute thinking deep thoughts and reading classic literature, so on occasion I flop on the couch and watch myself a little fantasy TV.  I am not talking about cheesy Arthurian drama (though I groove on…