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Debra Rienstra

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Bonne Bell Takes Me Back

In the fall of 1975, West Side Christian School compelled us fifth graders to sell magazine subscriptions in order to raise money for … something

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Dark Vocation

Scott Culpepper started a Sherlock thread here on the Twelve earlier this month, and I’m happy to continue that thread here. Future posts on the

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Lectures: A Triptych

“Where did you come from? How did you get here? Who paid?” March 18, 2017 In order to put the current discussion of immigration reform

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Bewildered in the Wilderness

On Wednesday, a fierce March wind hurricaned through West Michigan. Traffic lights swayed, trees whipped about, and any remotely weak branches snapped off and littered

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Notes from the Lament Team

“For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even the memory of them is

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The Call of the Library

Of all the good books I received as Christmas gifts this year, one has captured my heart: You Could Look It Up: The Reference Shelf

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A Prayer for Christmas Eve

Come, Savior. Come amid the salt-crusted cars lined up at the light, amid the clamor and bustle of commerce, the grocery store cash drawer rings,

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