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Christina Crenshaw, Ph.D.: Faith, Culture and Getting ‘Cancelled’ at Baylor

April 13, 2021 by Ericka Leave a Comment

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Christina Crenshaw, Ph.D. is a professor, researcher, writer, and human trafficking fighter.  She's also a mom of two and someone who recently experienced her own form of "cancel culture" when a group of students at Baylor targeted a tweet she shared, labeling her "transphobic." In this episode, we discuss the tweet that turned her world upside down and how she chose not to back down from her beliefs, which stem from her work in trafficking, which often goes back to protecting women's spaces. As she notes here, the student paper & Baylor had to apologize for her after they wrote an editorial about her tweet. Additionally, she had been on an LGBTQ "safe list" of professors prior to this -- and had zero other actions or … [Read more...]

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3 Reasons to Take Your Kids to Church

April 12, 2021 by Ericka Leave a Comment

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Faith formation in kids is more important than you might think. I began to understand God in a new dimension after becoming a parent, finally comprehending the tender way in which He loves me unconditionally no matter how many bad choices I make. I also realized quickly how little control I have over them, especially in matters of how they ultimately choose to live out faith in their lives. That said, I want to deliver the best opportunity to for choosing Jesus that I can, and that starts now.  >>>> If you'd like to receive essays like this one via email every month, sign up here. Lifetime Faith is Formed in Childhood If endowing the Christian faith to your kids is something you’d like offer them, you’re in luck. You can have a … [Read more...]

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How MOPS is Reaching Moms in Crisis with Michelle Cowan

March 31, 2021 by Ericka Leave a Comment

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MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) -- MOPS for moms! -- has been around for nearly 50 years and it has been such an important ministry to moms of little ones over the years. MOPS partners with local churches to bring moms together for fellowship, food and ministry -- usually while they get a few hours of childcare thrown in! Michelle Cowan started worked with MOPS just as COVID begin and has been part of the incredible adaptation the past year required. Despite the struggle of meeting in person, the program really took off online -- creating "Mama Meetup Groups" by topic and geography, as well as launching a few other new initiatives. In this conversation, Michelle shares her passion for getting the Gospel to moms. We talk … [Read more...]

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Katharine Hayhoe: Christian Climate Scientist (Podcast)

March 10, 2021 by Ericka Leave a Comment

Katharine Hayhoe is a Christian and a climate scientist, as well as the Political Science Endowed Professor in Public Policy and Public Law in the Department of Political Science at Texas Tech University and the Chief Scientist at Nature.org. In this interview, I speak with Katharine about her work in the world of climate change and environmentalism as a Christian. She is a pastor's wife and has much to say about why faith and science aren't in conflict. In this convo, we discuss: Why the Bible and science aren't in conflictWhy Christians should be the first people to be environmental keepersHow climate change & pollution affect the most vulnerableMyths about scientists not being faith-basedHow the Church can do a … [Read more...]

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Welcome! I'm Ericka: Writer, podcaster, wife, mother, runner and Enneagram 4! I write about faith + politics + addiction + church planting. I wrote a book once too -- see below!

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