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Debra Rienstra

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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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Quid Est Potentia?

“There are two elements of the constitution, wrote Walter Bagehot in 1867, the efficient and the dignified. … The efficient has the power to make

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Tribal Council

by Debra Rienstra When I was on the Perspectives board years ago, I used to refer to our semi-annual meetings as “tribal council.” We gathered

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Patience with the Puzzles

You want to unite a divided nation? I’ll tell you how to unite a divided nation. What we need is a common enemy. In other

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Speak What We Feel

Four weeks ago, I wrote this post. I have to take it back. The election results proved me wrong. I’m grieving. Not because I have policy

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Mystery in the Minster

To make up for missing two weeks, I here offer an extra-long post (fair warning!) recounting one of my Britain adventures. Ron and I happened

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