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Debra Rienstra

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Defining Reformed

Soon this blog will be celebrating its tenth anniversary—on the eve of Reformation Day, naturally. You can expect some hoopla fitting to that august occasion,

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Tomatoes: A Bagatelle*

“With 10,000 to 15,000 known varieties of tomatoes worldwide, there is no shortage of new varieties to try.” — The Old Farmers Almanac This summer, I

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Endlessly Remarkable Quiddity

“The faithful ought never to run over the good things in creation ‘with a fleeting glance; but we should ponder them at length, turn them

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The Aesthetics of Decline

A palpable holiness remains. The foundation stones and a few walls trace a jagged outline of daily monastic life. The arches of the abbey church

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