I have had a hard time sitting down to write my last words. I’ve cried and dreaded my time with GRIT ending. I know that once this post goes up it’...

Earlier this year, Forbes Magazine labeled Kylie Jenner “the youngest self made billionaire.” Immediately, the piece received backlash. For many...

Now more than ever, I am realizing the value in the uniqueness of college. Whether you came in as a freshman straight out of high school or you...

Every year, Easter comes and we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This most amazing event, unique and glorious, is the reason why we can...

The challenges that accompany adapting to a new environment, such as college, are peculiar and can be draining. But most first-year students can...

Trigger Warning: depression, mental health There is no graceful way to introduce depression. It’s the elephant in the room, the topic we all know...

I got my first period right before I started sixth grade. I was a bit of an early bloomer as I had just turned 11. I’m 21 now. I’ve had a menstrual...

In the midst of walking along the valleys of life, our attention is immediately brought to a sense of wonder as to why we must feel so broken. It...

As a culture, we work hard to emphasize the urgency surrounding self-care and self-love. These things look different for everyone; some may sleep...

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee has dedicated her life to nonviolent peace movements and the empowerment of women in...

Rodion Kutsaev As children, we are taught all kinds of skills. When we first enter the world, our parents try to teach us how to talk. And when we...

Join GRIT at SCORR from February 21 - 23, 2019. SCORR, the Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation, is a conference that Biola has had the...

Quentin Keller I was in the fifth grade when I first became aware of my blackness and my emerging womanhood. I was sitting in the classroom and we...

Everyone knows that life comes at you fast. Things can change overnight. It happens often and each time we feel knocked off our feet for a moment...

Flip Schulke On this day, our nation remembers Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, a man who most of us know by the legacy he left for our nation. It is...

Last week, the GRIT team gathered over pad thai and sticky mango rice to reflect on an incredible 2018 and dream about the months ahead. We’re so...

The Problem: Rejection. It shows up in all aspects of our lives. It affects us personally, professionally, and even spiritually. Any form of...

Comparison: we call it the thief of joy. It constantly causes us to feel inadequate and unworthy. It tries to rip us apart, make us over-examine...

Dear Future Pastors, Missionaries, Servants of Our God, I first want to say thank you. Thank you for doing what I’m not called to do— lead a...

I had the privilege of talking with Biola's communications department head, Dr. Joy Qualls. In this interview, she shares her personal experience...

Embroidery, cross stitching, needlepoint: art forms that were once viewed as simple time wasters for unoccupied women have been revived for the...

She is mentioned exactly six times in the New Testament. Six times. And, although tantalizingly limited in detail, those six mentions tell the...

To all the self-sabotagers: I was two weeks away from graduating, and desperately trying to figure out a way to remain a college student and avoid...

The first question my family members asked when I was born was “¿Como salió?” Among Latinos this is a common question asked about a newborn. The...

Have you ever wondered why negative emotions are a part of our psyche from day one? When we’re born, our brains are already set with the capability...