Ericka's Blog
Reflections and conversations on life
When Younger Kids Get Baptized: 9 Things I Told My Son
How young is too young to get baptized? When my 7-year-old son decided he wanted to follow Jesus and get baptized, it felt early. I was hesitant and wanted him to really know what he was doing. Not that I don't want him to, but because i wanted him to fully grasp,...
Parenting Tiny Disciples: A Sacred Calling for Moms
Raising Christian kids is a top priority for parents who are Believers, but how do we do it in a modern culture that does everything possible to topple the faith of our children? Parents, more than ever before, are determined to disciple and teach their kids the...
Juli Slattery: God, Sex and Your Marriage
God and sex -- do these two words go together? They do -- and we're talking about it on the podcast today! Dr. Juli Slattery is a clinical psychologist, author, speaker and the president/co-founder of Authentic Intimacy. This is a ministry that serves Christian women...
The Small Church Home That God Used to Write a Book
How do you get to a book idea? For "Reason to Return," it began with God's leading my family to a small church home in Fishers, Indiana. This week, I got to share with my church family how they played a role in helping create this book. Here's the talk I gave and the...
Finding Church When You Feel Like You Don’t Belong
*Guest post by Sarah Butterfield. On the way home from yet another new church, my husband turned to me at a red light, and said: “Maybe we should write a book. We could go to a different church every Sunday and write about it. We’re basically doing that already!” I...
What to Know About Women & the Church with Author Ericka Andersen
In this episode of the podcast, Ericka Andersen talks about her new book for Christian women, taking the hot seat with her friend, Beverly Hallberg. Bev interviews Ericka about the vision behind the book, "Reason to Return: Why Women Need the Church & the Church...