Ericka's Blog
Reflections and conversations on life
Megan Westra: Having a Curious Faith (Listen)
Megan Westra is the author of "Born Again and Again: Jesus' Radical Call to Transformation" and has a Masters of Divinity. She's also an activists and advocate for the most vulnerable in our society. In this episode of the "Worth Your Time" podcast, we talked about:...
6 Things I Learned From Reading the Old Testament
The Old Testament is a bear -- a ton of dense material to get through, paragraphs that make it tough to focus long enough to ingest. There are long lines of geneology, weird visions, unfamiliar rituals, evil kings, murder and total destruction. There's also our...
Women, the Church and Holy Surrender: Alexandra Hoover Interview
Alexandra Hoover is on fire right now. As an author, speaker, writer, ministry leader and Mom, she feels called by God to lead women with words and truth. Her regular writing on social media inspires women daily and cuts through the self-help lies to remind us we are...
Eating Disorder Recovery with Christie Dondero Bettwy, Executive Director of Rock Recovery
Eating disorder recovery is a subject that is close to my heart, given my past experience with it. Christie Dondero Bettwy is the Executive Director of Rock Recovery, a Christian organization that helps men and women find freedom from eating disorders for a lifetime....
Motherhood and the Gospel: Laura Wifler, Co-founder of Risen Motherhood
Motherhood and the Gospel? Do they go together? Laura Wifler is an author, podcaster and co-founder and Executive Director of Risen Motherhood -- and she says yes. I chatted with her for this edition of the "Worth Your Time" podcast focused on Mommas. There's a lot of...
Wailing on the Couch Isn’t a Strategy
I'm over halfway through reading the Bible in a year. Reading it in chronological order and hacking my way through the Old Testament, it's incredible to see how many times God saved His people only for them to turn their backs on him. Again and again, they embrace...