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Leah Burgess
Nov 30, 20174 min read
The Dark Room
The Dark Room is a blog series that will continue to highlight the lives of people who are answering God's call to minister. God never...
Leah Burgess
Nov 30, 20173 min read
Still your hero!
TRIGGER WARNING: sex offenders, perpetrators, harmdoers among us. If your loved one, mentor, neighbor, favorite entertainer or...
Leah Burgess
Nov 7, 20174 min read
i want(ed) that
I'm not even sure how to start this piece because it is about my wake up call. I got a call about 3 weeks ago and the voice on the other...
Leah Burgess
Oct 20, 20174 min read
something's gotta die!
I'm telling you - I really do have fun and I can laugh, I sing, I play around with my family, I love to crack jokes with my brother and...
Leah Burgess
Aug 9, 20174 min read
We Out!
Here's a quick nutshell of what we've been up to over the last four months: I learned how to make bread Ché earned a 3.85 GPA Our...
Leah Burgess
Aug 2, 20171 min read
Here we go!
TRIGGER WARNING: Sexual Violence, My Story, RISE Today, I am taking this huge leap of faith! I'm fighting my fears about sharing my...
Leah Burgess
Jun 29, 20173 min read
But do you know how to win?
We know how to lose but do we really know how to win? Heartbreaks, mourning, abuse, addictions, evictions, low credit scores,...
Leah Burgess
Jun 27, 20172 min read
You Look Good!
Afraid, broken, confused, silenced, triggered, angry, and hopeless, but we look good though. We are a people who at times paint the...
Leah Burgess
Apr 12, 20173 min read
I wanna stay
I wanna stay on the Lord's track. I wanna stay in His will. I wanna stay in His lane. Regardless of where I am physically or emotionally...
B. Leah
Mar 1, 20172 min read
Dough Girl
Bread making was incredibly intimidating for me. It's not like cooking homefries or soup, in that you add a little here or add a little...
Leah Burgess
Jan 16, 20172 min read
She's Radical! Part 1 of 3
I decided NOT to create a vision board for 2017. Deliberately. I didn't miss the deadline or the ball dropping into the lap of 2017. I...
Leah Burgess
Jan 11, 20173 min read
I'm the Friend
I'm the friend that experienced molestation before age 6. I'm the friend that experienced inappropriate sexual relationships before age...
Leah Burgess
Dec 26, 20161 min read
#bethesaltchallenge
Christians have such great ideas when it comes to working, living, and loving from a social justice framework. But have we searched The...
Leah Burgess
Dec 20, 20163 min read
light & ease
Where do I start - with Jesus. Jesus offered us one of the greatest exchanges in our existence. He offered us His yoke that He described...
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