A Call For BIPOC Christians To Leave White Evangelical Church Behind — I saw this post from my dear friend Drew Brown and it reminded me of something I have been working out for a while. Drew’s call to defund the white evangelical church is beyond timely. You may be wondering, how do we achieve that Rose-Ingrid? It’s simple. Mass exodus. For…

A Conversation With My Inner Child — I have been doing a lot of inner work the past month or so. Being alone with my thoughts for days on end has opened up a lot within me and forced me to take a look at the dark parts of myself. There has been weeping, laughter, despair, joy…

An Ode Of Gratitude and Repentance — Ottawa, you’ve been on my heart and mind SO much lately. Particularly as a place that formed me and that I invested so much of myself in over the years. …

I really don’t need your salvation. — I sometimes wonder to myself, are there people out there praying for my soul? Like is someone going through their prayer list and when they get to my name they ask for god to bring me “home”? I kind of chuckle, because I used to be that girl. I still…

I often feel like Moses. Born and raised in a land that was not my own. With a people who were not my own. But I thought it was home. I thought they were mine. That’s what I was told. That was all I knew. Oh, the bliss of not…

Musings from a poor, black artist. — I’m poor. I don’t remember a time in my life where I haven’t been. I don’t tend to talk about this much publicly but an actor friend of mine posted this article on FB the other day and I resonated so much with the premise of the article that I…

Escapism, Incarnation and ‘Longing for Home’ — I remember one year, our pastor preached through the book of revelation for a whole year. Verse by verse, chapter by chapter, it was a long ass year lol. But it got me reflecting on the end and the life after a heckuva lot. I would regularly look at my…

My church harassment story — A little over a year ago Alton Sterling and Philando Castile were murdered by their local law enforcement. It broke my heart. I had trouble sleeping, being focused at work was practically impossible, I was crying all the time. It was a mess. This was a turning point for me…

What the last year has taught me about truly stepping into love — I have spent a lot of time this week reflecting. On the last few weeks, months, and year. It has been almost a year since I stepped away from ministry and decided to serve myself for a while. There’s a few things I’ve learned along the way. 1. I’m Christian…