For My Friends… Lord, to whom shall we go? 22 Feb 202322 Feb 2023 By Rachel Hinz “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” Peter says this to Jesus after hearing some really difficult stuff. Confusing, hard stuff.…
Cultural Studies “Jesus wept.” 17 Oct 202218 Oct 2022 By Rachel Hinz Six years ago my mom died. That’s not how I usually say it, though. I’ll say something like, “My mom got to see her Savior.” Or, “My…
Uncategorized My Winter Retreat 19 Jan 20222 Nov 2022 By Rachel Hinz January 15th, 2022. It finally snowed in St. Louis! And the magic of the winter wonderland was only magnified in that it arrived on a Saturday morning.…
Cultural Studies World Travelers 1 Jun 20211 Jun 2021 By Rachel Hinz “We are in the world; but not of the world.” Did your mom ever say this to you? Mine did. I thought of it recently when I…
My Favorite Tea Kettle 14 Dec 2020 By Rachel Hinz Earlier this fall, our cute, teal tea kettle of 12 years finally needed to be replaced. As usual, it was a busy week, so I wasn’t sure…
Cultural Studies Meaning in the Failures 11 Jan 202028 Feb 2020 By Rachel Hinz This New Year's Eve, hours away from 2020, I was thinking about a painting that hangs in my house. It's called, "Sketch for Deathbed." I never finished…