The album’s “ecologically themed worship songs” have a three-fold purpose: to “celebrate the wonder of creation, acknowledge our failures, and…
Debra RienstraJanuary 16, 2021
Well, you can tell Mom and Dad that “you” will indeed be present. And “you” will have lost a great…
Debra RienstraDecember 19, 2020
I keep saying that I’m “exploring” this idea, but at this point it’s more like I’m serving the idea. Refugia…
Debra RienstraDecember 5, 2020
Panamanian golden frog I’ve recently learned that wildlife conservationists will sometimes remove desperately endangered creatures from their habitats in order…
Debra RienstraNovember 28, 2020
Earth: Look, I try not to pay much attention to human politics. I have so much to do, what with…
Debra RienstraNovember 14, 2020
What does it mean, I wonder, to encounter a burning bush, flaming but not consumed, and hear nothing? Beauty manifests…
Debra RienstraOctober 31, 2020
Twenty miles outside town, out among corn fields and orchards, we find the driveway marked by an unassuming sign: Plainsong…
Debra RienstraSeptember 19, 2020
Tuesday was my first day back teaching after nine months away. I was on sabbatical last semester, so I missed…
Debra RienstraSeptember 5, 2020
