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Are We Living a Game of Monopoly?
Capitalism can be compared to the game of Monopoly because both begin with the appearance of equal opportunity but gradually produce concentrated ownership. At the beginning of Monopoly, every player receives the same amount of money. The board appears open. Everyone can roll the dice, buy property, collect rent, and imagine winning. But the game…
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The Fear of Loneliness
There are many fears that shape a human life. Fear of failure. Fear of death. Fear of rejection. Fear of losing control. Yet beneath nearly all of them, I believe there is a deeper fear quietly waiting underneath the surface: the fear of being alone. Not simply physically alone. Many people sit in crowded rooms…
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The Gospel is Not Fragile
The question of whether the gospel includes the LGBTQ community is not, at its core, a question about sexuality. It is a question about the nature of God, the scope of grace, and the meaning of the good news itself. If the gospel is truly good news, it must be good news for all people,…
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Not the Person I Used to Be
I am not the person I used to be, and that fact no longer scares me. For a long time, it did. Change felt like a verdict, an admission that something had gone wrong and that I had failed to preserve what once worked. We are taught, subtly and relentlessly, that consistency is a virtue,…
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Strength in Silence
There is a quiet that is not defeat and not retreat. It is a quiet that rises from the part of you that knows you do not have to meet chaos with more chaos. When someone is yelling at you, accusing you of things that cut your heart open, the room fills with a kind…
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The Truth About Transgender People
In today’s political climate, transgender people are facing renewed fear and uncertainty. The current administration, particularly the president, has actively devalued transgender lives through harmful policies, restrictive laws, and dehumanizing rhetoric. Rather than ensuring equal protection under the law, the government has targeted transgender individuals by rolling back rights, banning healthcare access, and limiting our…
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.