by Dorothy Greco | Jun 30, 2013 | At the Intersection of Faith & Culture, Blog, Christianity Today, Spirituality
Thanks to public figures such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods, Kristen Stewart, David Petraeus, and Anthony Weiner (who’s back in the news and spotlight two years after his big apology), Americans have a grid for fallen humans...
by Dorothy Greco | Jun 25, 2013 | Blog, Christianity Today, Spirituality
In contrast to the dogmatic clarity expressed by its lovers and haters, our story casts Exodus International as neither deliverer nor devil. As participants, former leaders, and observers of Exodus, we have a complex response to the organization’s demise,...
by Dorothy Greco | Jun 12, 2013 | Art, Photography, & Beauty, Blog, Spirituality
We spent last weekend in the company of a master carpenter. Though I appreciated (and coveted) many of his creations, one particular object arrested my attention. It was a growth, similar to a cancer, which attached itself to the side of a healthy tree. To my...
by Dorothy Greco | May 30, 2013 | Blog, Health & Wellness, Spirituality
Due to chronic pain, sleep often evades me. When the insomnia happens for more than five consecutive nights, I have to draw upon every ounce of my spirituality to get through the dark hours without cursing God or descending into despair. Suffering reveals the extent...
by Dorothy Greco | May 10, 2013 | At the Intersection of Faith & Culture, Blog, Leadership, Spirituality
This past holiday season, one of my son’s middle school teachers communicated that they were not allowed to wish anyone Merry Christmas. Any and all reminders of the holiday were stripped out of the classroom. Even Santa. Classmates were allowed to wish someone a...
by Dorothy Greco | Apr 15, 2013 | Blog, Spirituality
Four days after the suicide bombers took off from Boston’s Logan airport in September 2001, the city was set to host an all day prayer gathering at City Hall. Despite the sobering reality that Boston and the entire eastern seaboard were in lock-down mode, the...