GRIT is the women’s resource at Biola University that exists to empower women to step into their gifting, foster resilience, gain insight, and develop tenacity. Through thoughtful conversations about the female experience, the women of GRIT will empower and equip the women in our community. We won’t have all the answers, but we hope to stay long enough to learn from the questions.
Adjunct professor Renda Pettis took her first ballet class when she was 29. Now she teaches her own dance classes at Biola after a successful career as a dancer. Tori and Ariss sat down with Ms. Renda to learn more about her story, her life-changing encounter with dance and how that encounter transformed her confidence. Listen closely, because this episode is packed full of wisdom. We hope that after listening you’ll be convinced to try some form of dance or even sign up for Ms. Renda’s class (although it’s probably already full).
Resources:
Momentum Dance–Yorba Linda (https://www.momentumdancecenter.com/dance-class-schedule)
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@ariss__20
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16 Mar 2026
i feel lonely
Tori and Ariss are excited to welcome Anjuli Paschall to the podcast to talk about loneliness. We hope her name sounds familiar to you because she was a main speaker at Torrey Conference in the fall. Anjuli shares her encounter with loneliness when she was a college student and takes us through her liturgy of loneliness in her book, Feel. She encourages us to be curious about our loneliness rather than avoiding it. *Side note: we encountered multiple technical difficulties during the recording of this episode so we apologize for any muffled audio you may hear.*
Resources:
Biola Counseling Center (https://www.biolacounselingcenter.org/)
Center for Marriage and Relationships (https://cmr.biola.edu/)
*Instagrams:
@tori.beth.koetsier
@ariss__20
@violetvanderkooi
Follow us on Instagram @gritatbiola (https://www.instagram.com/gritatbiola/)!
9 Feb 2026
unhealthy relationships?
Tori and Ariss are thrilled to welcome back Willa Williams to the pod for a conversation about relationships—the good and the bad. Willa discusses the ways in which Christians can overcomplicate dating & breaks down what a good break up looks like. We hope that you learn from Willa’s wisdom and are encouraged to invite the Lord into all of your relationships!
Resources:
Biola Counseling Center (https://www.biolacounselingcenter.org/)
Center for Marriage and Relationships (https://cmr.biola.edu/)
*Instagrams:
@tori.beth.koetsier
@ariss__20
@violetvanderkooi
Follow us on Instagram @gritatbiola (https://www.instagram.com/gritatbiola/)!
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