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Debra Rienstra

Behind the Scenes at the Crystal Cathedral

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

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Redemption Fantasies

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

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The Divine Regard

Psalm 121 is the sort of psalm we might post on our refrigerators and bulletin boards, right alongside “I know the plans I have for

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New (and Dull?) Apologetics

Debra Rienstra Two doctrinal sermons every Sunday, hymns thick with theological import, Bible class at school, and catechism class every Wednesday. That was my religious

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Get Thee Behind Me, Fat

NOVEMBER 2007: AS WE SEE IT “Thou shalt place outside thy door a vat of fat. And this shalt be a sign unto the angel

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Always Beginners

It is only human nature to grip too tightly and compress the certainties [of the Christian faith] into too-limited, too-simple formulations. Part of us wants

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