by Dorothy Greco | Jun 24, 2015 | Blog, Book review
This week’s review… Compassion without Compromise, by Adam Barr and Ron Citlau One of THE issues of our day is how we as a culture will navigate the fierce beliefs around gender and sexuality—particularly as they intersect with faith. It’s important...
by Dorothy Greco | Feb 2, 2015 | Blog, Book review, Englewood Review of Books
According to author Karen Swallow Prior, “Hannah More might just be the most influential reformer you’ve never heard of.” But thanks to Prior’s 2014 biography titled Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More: Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist, that’s about...
by Dorothy Greco | Dec 12, 2014 | Blog, Book review, Friday Soul Food, Writing
Since I started following Jesus more than thirty years ago, I have had one mentor. One. This might be because I have a strong personality and other women wrongly assume I don’t need input. It might be because I’ve always been part of churches with a younger...
by Dorothy Greco | Nov 26, 2014 | Blog, Book review
Since this week officially kicks off holiday buying season, I thought I’d offer some ideas for the readers on your lists. Please add your own to the comment section. AdventSarah Arthur, Light Upon Light. A different kind of Advent book. Delicious poetry, fiction,...
by Dorothy Greco | Sep 19, 2014 | Blog, Book review, Friday Soul Food
What do you want? As in, what do you really want? This is a combustible question. Jen Michel writes in Teach Us to Want, “I am a woman who has struggled long with an inordinate fear of her selfishness, a woman who has wanted a measure of certainty for finding and...
by Dorothy Greco | Jul 7, 2014 | Art, Photography, & Beauty, Blog, Book review
Writer Margaret Ann Philbrick recently released her first novel, A Minor. Described as “a deeply moving novel that touches upon love, creativity, and memory, A Minor is a life-giving love story exploring the healing power of music for those suffering from...
