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Debra Rienstra

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An Ode to Cable

Oh cable, I could not part with you! I came close, though. You know how it works: you negotiate a one-year deal, and then when

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Get Out Much?

A “polar vortex” descended upon us here in Michigan at the tail end of the holiday break, extending school vacations by a few days and

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Abide with Me

But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry

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Told You So, Dad

Debra Rienstra Obviously, even in my late forties, I still have some father issues to work out. I realized this afresh as I was reading

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Sin and Wrath in My Back Yard

Adam: “That woman you saddled me with, it’s all her fault.” God: “Yeah, right. Look, the deal is, you’re still responsible. So you’re going to

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Little Obsessions

I have endured some condescending eyerolling this week, aimed my way because I showed moderate interest in the birth of the royal baby. The two

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Engage Your Core

For the past several summers, I’ve taken a yoga class with a number of my colleagues at Calvin. For the first few summers, we met

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