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
Blog The Resurrection of the Mind During worship services this Easter season when we say the Apostle’s Creed together, I naturally attend especially to the words…Debra RienstraMay 5, 2012
Blog Postcards from the Festival of Faith and Writing I report to you late on Friday night after two exhilarating days at the Festival of Faith and Writing at…Debra RienstraApril 21, 2012
Blog Holy Saturday: the Liturgical Blank The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how his body was…Debra RienstraApril 7, 2012