So I wonder if this show is helping us discover what we value after all: modesty, decency, responsibility, honor.
Debra RienstraFebruary 25, 2012
I’m despairing enough about the state of public rhetoric and irresponsible Washington gridlock to agree with this. But if we’re going to change the system, let’s do it right. Debates, however slickly produced, are a bore. Here are some better ideas.
Debra RienstraJanuary 28, 2012
I have been a grumpy dissenter on the vocation question for a long time.
Debra RienstraJanuary 14, 2012
We should get riled up about math class. And what’s wrong with a study hall, medieval or otherwise? Colleges exist to… what is it called again? Oh yeah, educate.
Debra RienstraDecember 31, 2011
If you really want to make an impression in the neighborhood, put some sizzle in your stable scene with these inflatable Reformers: Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, and Knox.
Debra RienstraDecember 17, 2011
People organize their life stories around significant football games. They make holy pilgrimages. They engage in ritual grilling and boozing and cheering. They seek the high mystical ecstasies of winning the big game. They don sacred vestments and practice hatred toward the worshipers of rival…
Debra RienstraDecember 3, 2011
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.
Debra RienstraNovember 20, 2011
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 that) or science fiction (which…
Debra RienstraNovember 5, 2011
By Willie James Jennings. A gorgeous work of scholarship. Jennings examines the beginning of European colonialism in the Americas to show how race is inextricably connected to land conquest.
Debra RienstraMay 25, 2010
