TW/CW: rape and miscarriage. I think it’s time to be honest. Disclaimer: If you don’t want to read an opinion on the overturning of …
Katie Rouse
A tiny piece of my SBC story
My story / re: the Southern Baptist Convention’s sexual abuse investigation Then I remember, vividly, the day we had sexual harassment …
“Do not despise the day of small things.”
- a phrase from Zechariah 4.10 I think I stumbled across this phrase out of a prophet's book in college, a paraphrase I heard like a …
when you’re tired of hoping.
a second valentine's day post. read the first one (from 2021) here. Her voice came through with words on a grainy video screen, so …
the wonder of being embraced
I'm a white-knuckled girl, and always have been. I grip my way through life, holding onto whatever I can for dear life—as if the holding is …
setting the pace: choosing words for 2022
I have asthma, and I am a runner. Yes, I realize that these two descriptors tend to be antithetical to one another. Believe me, I know …
on letting go
“Are you willing to let the leaves fall?” This year-old Insta post struck a nerve with me, as we once again turned seasons and as I …
Risk the Ledge
Over five years ago now, I knelt on a cold concrete floor in India, crying again as my house church sang around me. I was known in these …
a lament
This past week has been heavy and noisy and hard, and so I've been quiet. Putting my phone down and being present with my words and my …