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Debra Rienstra

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Advent in the Wasteland

The whole creation groansAnd waits to hear that voiceThat shall restore her comelinessAnd make her wastes rejoice. I could observe here the traditional Christian pastime

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Lifelines

A couple weeks ago, we noticed areas of our front lawn getting oddly floody. Why? It hadn’t been raining. Could it be…? Uh oh. Sure

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What is a Vote?

Midterm elections are well under way in the US. Since Michigan allows anyone to vote absentee, I’ve already fed my completed ballot into the friendly

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We’ve Forgotten How to Read

If you have ever muttered to yourself, “Kids these days! They have the attention spans of gnats!”, I am here to report that the kids

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The Best Story Wins

“There’s a tremendous amount of rot that’s in our agencies and institutions—Calvin University and Seminary. That needs to be cleaned out.” Those are the words

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