by Dorothy Greco | Dec 26, 2013 | At the Intersection of Faith & Culture, Blog, Relevant Magazine
My husband and I recently made the excruciating decision to leave a church we helped grow and deeply loved. For months, we went back and forth nearly every night after the kids were in bed. What could we have done differently? Why didn’t we bring that up sooner? We...
by Dorothy Greco | Dec 21, 2013 | At the Intersection of Faith & Culture, Blog, Spirituality
Americans generally don’t associate fear with Christmas. We tend to sanitize and commercialize the holiday, throwing in omniscient Santas and schmaltzy music for good measure. Even when we dramatize the Nativity, it’s safe and tidy with the generous magi showing up...
by Dorothy Greco | Dec 20, 2013 | At the Intersection of Faith & Culture, Blog, Spirituality
There’s a familiar yet provocative question that gets bandied about in December. WestJet Airlines even created a dazzling ad based on this query. In their now viral commercial, after passengers swiped their ticket on a magical, life-sized present, a jovial...
by Dorothy Greco | Dec 9, 2013 | At the Intersection of Faith & Culture, Blog, Christianity Today
Starting in late November, Americans will spend upwards of $579 billion on holiday gifts. I count myself among this elite group. Though self-gifting is on the rise, most of us are focused on finding the perfect presents for all 37 people on our list, including:...
by Dorothy Greco | Nov 21, 2013 | At the Intersection of Faith & Culture, Blog, Spirituality
Can a Man’s Out of Control Sexuality Be Controlled by Castration? Or Does He Need the Cross? This week in Mass District Court, the defense attorney for a convicted child molester asked the judge if his client could undergo castration in the hope of reducing...
by Dorothy Greco | Oct 28, 2013 | At the Intersection of Faith & Culture, Blog, Marriage & Family
One Ring to rule them all, One ring to find them; One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. When I was in middle school, my father made the unfortunate mistake of bringing home a stack of Cosmopolitan magazines. Having little discernment...