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February 2018

February 18, 2018

In Which I Think I’ll Die Young

On Valentines Day, I sent my husband out to get me a Vegan...

September 2016

September 19, 2016

Sitting with Jesus at Sex Camp

I remember meeting Jesus once at sex camp. It wasn't our first meeting, but an...

September 22, 2015

Things Are Changing

Yet, don't cry for me, Argentina. I'm alive to myself. I'm alive to hope. I'm...

March 2015

March 23, 2015

In which it is okay for me to exist here

I shared a FaceBook post last week that made me feel powerfully vulnerable and ashamed. Bloggers...

March 22, 2015

Struggling with Grace

*I wrote the following guest post for the upcoming Jumping Tandem Retreat coming up May...

March 18, 2015

Light in the Darkness

On grace, the light in the darkness. I'm guest posting today for my homie, Juan...

January 2015

January 07, 2015

God am I really trusting you because ‘ish is f*cked?

About 7 months ago, shit fell apart. All the way apart. In every way, apart. ...

October 2014

October 17, 2014

I Am Not Okay

Are you okay? They see you cry. They see you fall in a fast, steep...

October 05, 2014

God Knits

"And now you ask me through your tears, the age-old question through the years: Heredity...

October 02, 2014

Racism Distracted Me From Purity Culture

Yesterday a friend posted on Facebook from April Fiet about not praying for her children's...

July 2014

July 14, 2014

I Missed the Memo on How to Relate to God when “Living in Sin”

“Grace, you are living in sin.” What does it mean to be living “in sin?” ...

May 2014

May 05, 2014

Why I’m Leaving the White Church for the Black One.

A few years ago, I worked for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship as a Regional Black Campus Ministries...

February 2014

February 01, 2014

All That Is Certain…Just Like Winter

There's much to say...therefore I'll keep this short. There's much heavy. So heavy I don't...

January 2014

January 13, 2014

Naked

I've been thinking about this idea of bravery for the past few days. It's interesting...

January 02, 2014

My 2014 One Word Makes Me Feel Like Lightning McQueen

I've been praying for a couple of weeks for the Lord to give me a...

December 2013

December 24, 2013

What Makes My Christmas Merry

Whose are you God? I am hers. She. The one who wants to be raped....

December 11, 2013

I wish you could see yourself the way I do

I wish you could see yourself the way I see you! He was all flummoxed. ...

November 2013

November 05, 2013

The Nightmares

I have nightmares. I can gauge the rawness of the dream by how long it...

July 2013

July 02, 2013

Jesus, stripping, blow jobs and Gospel Music

I'm back y'all! I can't wait to share more of what this little 6 week...

February 2013

February 27, 2013

The Day I Became an Angry Black Woman

I never thought I, Grace Biskie could have a "vulnerability hangover" but I did. And...

February 20, 2013

When Christians Act Like A Hot Mess

A few weeks ago, a bunch of bloggers wrote on the topic of sex, virginity...

February 16, 2013

Finding Your Calling without Losing Your Identity

One of the most challenging aspects of the last 8 months of life has been...

February 05, 2013

A Walk To Remember

This is the final post in the When God Speaks {or doesn't} guest post series. When...

January 2013

January 28, 2013

When God is Quiet

~ I was asked to write about when God speaks or didn’t speak. When I...

January 27, 2013

Three Simple Words

~ When I first started walking with Jesus, I surrounded myself with a bunch of...

January 25, 2013

When God Stops Answering Your Prayers

~ I remember when I used to pray. My hands would shake, my jaw would...

January 23, 2013

My Imperfect Jesus

~ No one told me and how could they have known. I didn’t even know...

January 20, 2013

Stand

~ Confession: I am thirty-four years old and most days I feel like a broken...

January 19, 2013

The Thorn in My…Relationship

~ Every time my cell phone rings, I cringe a little. Until I pick it...

January 16, 2013

When God’s Voice Doesn’t Boom

~ Growing up as a kid in church, I always imagined God as a big...

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