Blog Cruise Ship College I have a high school senior in my house these days, so I’ve been trying to get a head start…Debra RienstraSeptember 22, 2012
Blog Woo Me with Facts It’s been a rough couple of weeks for the cause of good rhetoric: two national conventions with a wearying parade…Debra RienstraSeptember 8, 2012
Blog My Summer Vacation: A Report I spent an entire day yesterday with my departmental compatriots working on Student Learning Outcomes. This is merely the latest…Debra RienstraAugust 25, 2012
Blog Here’s What’s Cookin’ A couple weeks ago, Jessica Bratt wrote about “curating” her stuff in the process of moving across the country. Her…Debra RienstraAugust 11, 2012
Blog Yes! Remember this photo? The primal energy, the explosive joy—the controversy? Yeah, this photo was taken seconds after Brandi Chastain slotted…Debra RienstraJuly 27, 2012
Blog Further Up and Further In I was talking to a writer friend the other day who told me she had just finished a manuscript about…Debra RienstraJuly 14, 2012
Blog The Long Slog “So how long is Pentecost season supposed to last?” I asked my worship-wonk husband the other day. …Debra RienstraJune 30, 2012
Blog I Was a Christian Camp Dropout Monday I will send my youngest off to good ol’ Camp Roger for a week. Camp Roger is your classic…Debra RienstraJune 16, 2012
Blog Desire and its Discontents We are approaching the Season 5 finale of the AMC series Mad Men in a couple weeks, and although some…Debra RienstraJune 1, 2012
Blog Matthew 2.0 Thanks to my colleagues, this blog has been hitting its stride in the last two weeks (IMHO), day after day…Debra RienstraMay 19, 2012