by Dorothy Greco | Apr 27, 2019 | Aging, Articles, Perennial Gen
One Sunday morning in October it became clear that after fifteen years of service to our church, it was time for my husband to hand in his resignation. Though we had seen this coming, the realization gutted us. Five months later, he packed up his office and we said a...
by Dorothy Greco | Apr 27, 2019 | Articles, Creativity, The Mudroom
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.” (Genesis 1:1-2) Formless. Empty. Dark. Deep waters. An absence of form,...
by Dorothy Greco | Feb 15, 2019 | Articles, Marriage & Family
My husband and I got divorced before we got married. Several months into our first engagement, he abruptly severed the relationship and refused to communicate—crushing any hope of reconciliation. Two years passed. While typing a document at work, he had a seemingly...
by Dorothy Greco | Feb 15, 2019 | Articles, Book review, Englewood Review of Books, Race/Racial Reconciliation
Writer, speaker, and historian (PhD Candidate, University of Mississippi) Jemar Tisby has created an authoritative masterpiece. The Color of Compromise relies on history as “the main vehicle to take us on a journey toward greater racial understanding.” And what a...
by Dorothy Greco | Dec 20, 2018 | Articles, The Mudroom
What does it look like to walk in integrity as a Caucasian follower of Christ? (I’m focusing on white folks because that’s my heritage and because I believe we need to up our game in the integrity department.) A contemporary definition of integrity reads “to...
by Dorothy Greco | Dec 8, 2018 | Articles
Because I can’t eat gluten or dairy, whenever I go out to eat, not only do I have to grill the server (Are you sure there’s no danger of cross contamination?), I also have to educate them regarding the basics of food allergies. (Eggs are not dairy. Yes, I know they’re...
