by Dorothy Greco | Jul 21, 2020 | Articles, Current events, Marriage & Family, Sex/Intimacy
We’re only halfway through 2020 but already, this has been the most traumatic year in the 21st century. The disruption and deaths from COVID-19, the economic downturn and spiking unemployment, and the surge in racialized violence have shaken and destabilized the...
by Dorothy Greco | Apr 17, 2020 | Articles, Marriage & Family, MOPs
We all know that we need to nurture our marriages. Thanks to COVID-19, date nights are off the table and frankly, most of us are so physically and mentally exhausted from what this season is asking of us that we can barely muster the energy for a hug. But given that...
by Dorothy Greco | Feb 14, 2020 | Articles, Marriage & Family, Sex/Intimacy
When was the last time you and your friends engaged in an honest conversation about the purposeof sex? In my experience, such conversations seldom happen. When we do go there, it seems we limit the purpose of sex to procreation and pleasure. And this leaves out two...
by Dorothy Greco | Dec 12, 2019 | Articles, Marriage & Family
Every marriage needs a little help from time to time. Maybe it’s when the kids are little and you lose touch with each other. Maybe it’s when a health crisis hits or a parent suddenly passes away. Or maybe it’s just a pervasive disappointment that you can’t shake....
by Dorothy Greco | Oct 14, 2018 | Aging, Articles, Christianity Today, Marriage & Family
Because the average age for marriage has been slowly inching upward (27 for women and 29 for men, according to the US Census) and life expectancies are now just below 80, many of us can anticipate supporting two generations at some point in our lives. According to the...
by Dorothy Greco | May 24, 2018 | Articles, Biola Center for Marriage and Relationships, Marriage & Family
Social media apps are counterfeits. Their sophisticated designs understand and capitalize on our deeper needs without actually meeting those needs. As tech designers have admitted, Facebook and other social media sites were created with a profound awareness of our...