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The Subject That Could Change the World
If I could add one subject to every school curriculum, it would not be another language, an advanced technology course, or a lesson in personal finance—although all of those have value. I would teach kindness. Not kindness as a slogan printed on a classroom wall. Not kindness reduced to holding a door open, sharing crayons,…
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The Cost of Being Myself
I used to worry constantly about what would happen if people ever saw the whole of me. For much of my life, I believed love depended upon my ability to remain recognizable to others. I could be loved as long as I stayed within the boundaries people had drawn around me—as long as I played…
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My Favorite Quote
My favorite quote is one I return to whenever faith becomes tangled in rules, traditions, buildings, and arguments: “Jesus formed a community before Christianity built an institution.” Those words remind me of something the church can too easily forget. Before there were denominations, doctrinal statements, governing bodies, stained-glass sanctuaries, or theological degrees, there was simply…
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The Lost Art of Listening
What’s a skill I consider basic that most people don’t actually know how to do? Listening. Nearly everyone can hear, but very few people truly listen. Hearing is biological. Sound enters the ear, travels through the body, and registers in the brain. Listening is something deeper. It requires intention. It asks us to set aside…
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My Most Relatable Fictional Character
Prompt: Who Is the Fictional Character You Relate to the Most? There are louder heroes than Walter Mitty. There are men who save galaxies, detectives who solve impossible murders, wizards who defeat darkness, and warriors who charge into battle with swords raised toward the sky. None of them ever felt like me. Walter Mitty did.…
G R A C H E K
Dee Grachek is an author and Presbyterian pastor whose work explores faith, authenticity, identity, and hope through fiction, memoir, and spiritual writing.
Drawing on a life of ministry and personal transformation, Dee writes emotionally honest stories that invite readers to discover grace, courage, belonging, and the enduring power of unconditional love.
Dee is passionate about helping others find the courage to live authentically and discover a God whose love is wider than our fears, with writing marked by emotional honesty, theological depth, and an abiding conviction that every person’s story matters.