Articles by Gina Dalfonzo

Gabrielle Zevin’s acclaimed novel contains a darker thread that highlights the problem with consent being the be-all and end-all of sexual relationships.

We got a lot of good things from the Greeks and the Romans, but not the concept of God as a loving, suffering servant.

Instinctively, Loretta Lynn seemed to sense that music goes even deeper than hopes and dreams and ideals.

Cyrano reminds us that most of us could use a little panache.

Thank God for the small comforts and consolations that pierce us to the heart with joy—the little things.

It is enough to be made, loved, and redeemed by God. Now if only his people could figure that out.

To invest one short moment with such great meaning, Plummer must have done, to coin a phrase, something good.

Perhaps it was inevitable that, back when I was looking forward to a summer of attending and reviewing performances of all nine symphonies, it was all about to crash and burn.

The lesson is that if we don’t tell the true stories, if we fail to pass them down to future generations, the lies will rush into the vacuum and take over.

If you’re wrestling with your vocation right now, the pithy and poignant thoughts Garber shares in The Seamless Life might be just the guide you need.

Gerwig’s recent adaptation of Little Women echoes the Bible’s ability to hold within its pages quite a variety of ideas on marriage and singleness.

A world that can produce an Ebenezer Scrooge without a merciful God to save and bless us would be a very dark place indeed.

Unlike abuse, love does not excuse or minimize wrongdoing.

It’s perpetually difficult for those who love their creativity to understand and to reconcile it with their dark sides.

Hepburn’s book examines the major resurgence of orthodox Christian faith among British writers in mid-20th century.

What’s inside this book of “fandom-inspired devotionals” is just as quirky, clever, and fun as the title.