by Dorothy Greco | Feb 10, 2014 | Blog, Relevant Magazine, Spirituality
As far back as I have memory, I remember being afraid. By the time I reached my twenties, I assumed that fearfulness was as much a part of my DNA as my dimples and brown hair. But as I read Scripture, that logic repeatedly unraveled. The first time I came across...
by Dorothy Greco | Feb 7, 2014 | Blog, Friday Soul Food, Spirituality
Great Brook Cross Country Ski Trails, Carlisle, MA “Hope is a projection of the imagination; so is despair.” Thorton Wilder My imagination must be worn out. One too many cancer diagnoses, sub-zero winter days, and rejection letters. One too many humans in...
by Dorothy Greco | Feb 5, 2014 | At the Intersection of Faith & Culture, Blog, Christianity Today, Spirituality
From the article: Ten years ago, the United States Army decided to explore a previously forbidden subject: toxic leadership. What they learned could have far-reaching ramifications for their organization, but also for others, including the church. A common...
by Dorothy Greco | Jan 31, 2014 | Blog, Friday Soul Food, Spirituality
Friday Soul Food There’s a reason the first three commandments establish God as the one true God. If He’s not, we succumb to idolatry with disastrous results. Andy Crouch starts Playing God with a simple sentence, “Power is a gift.” From this starting...
by Dorothy Greco | Jan 27, 2014 | Blog, Earth Care/Stewardship, Health & Wellness, Spirituality
Liberian mom making the one meal a day her family eats. Photo courtesy Anthony Greco When my husband and I married 23 years ago, we invited our guests to provide food for the reception in lieu of a wedding gift. As is often the case with church potlucks, we had...
by Dorothy Greco | Jan 24, 2014 | Blog, Friday Soul Food, Spirituality
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers, by Leslie Leyland Fields and Dr. Jill Hubbard. “God does not excuse sin, does not just wipe it away with a knowing wink, a nod to our earthen frames, sweeping our human humus under the rug of his Largesse. Sin and harm and evil must...