The Dream of God
The Dream of God: A Call to Return By Verna J. Dozier A Review by Dwight A. Moody The “dream of God” is, according to Verna J. Dozier, “serving the world God loves.” Further, “the people of God … must be ambassadors … in every part of life” (113). These words draw to a close this remarkable exposition of what “ministry” looks like from the vantage point of a lay woman, well-versed in the best of religious scholarship and well-traveled along the roads of her own profession (teaching). It is a timely word today just as it was when first articulated by Ms. Dozier as a series of lectures at her congregation in Washington DC (St. Mark’s Episcopal) and later published in book form (2006). ...
