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Out of the Darkroom, Into the Light

May 10, 2016 by ECLA Web Team 2 Comments

It takes real courage to open up about a traumatic past, especially when it involves something such as child abuse. Tracy Casciano boldly talks about her own past, not for extra sympathy but to show other abused women there is hope.

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No Longer a Child of Promise

April 14, 2016 by ECLA Web Team 0 Comments

After leaving the family farm, Amanda Farmer uses her newfound freedom to explore the world. Despite unfounded condemnation from her mother and anger from her father, Amanda finds a spouse, she gives birth to a daughter, and she redefines her faith.

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The Atheism That Saved Me

February 18, 2016 by ECLA Web Team 0 Comments

“Life, I believe, is made of defining moments.” Robert Morlan says this in the first chapter of this book. What follows is him reflecting on those key moments, beginning with his childhood in a broken family living in Illinois during the 1950s and continuing through his military service and decision to be an atheist in his early 20s.

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Mennonite Meets Mr. Right

(Book Review) Mennonite Meets Mr. Right

October 1, 2015 by ECLA Web Team 0 Comments

Reviewed by: Elizabeth Tenney, Mt. Pleasant, MI   Introduction Title: Mennonite Meets Mr. Right Author: Rhoda Janzen Publisher: Hatchette Book Group, Inc.; NY Publication Date: October 15, 2013 Format: Trade Paperback Length: 263 pages (including reading group guide) OVERVIEW This memoir picks up where Janzen’s previous book, Mennonite in a Little Black Dress, leaves off. She has met “Mr. Right” and […]

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