Ericka's Blog
Reflections and conversations on life
Childhood Cancer: Parenting in Faith with Angelise Schrader
Join me for a conversation with my friend Angelise Schrader, a writer and mom of almost 3 -- her third is due in a few weeks -- and also mother to a little boy battling cancer. Today, I speak with Angelise about her son's diagnosis at the age of 18 months, and the...
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...