by Ericka | Dec 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
Guest post by Cara Blondo “You need to know your identity in Christ!” I was a freshman in college, still recovering from a severe eating disorder. As a new Christian, one Sunday after church I asked for prayer. I don’t recall the specifics of what I shared or why I...
by Ericka | Dec 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
A church to visit near me. That’s one of the most common things typed into Google and brings up a litany of results. It can be overwhelming. If you are new to an area, or thinking about heading back to church for the first time in a long time, you may just be...
by Ericka | Nov 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
What Is Church? What is church? We often think we know, but the experience of church is much more diverse than most of us have witnessed. I think it’s important not to box “church” into one vision. It’s a gathering of Believers, but that can...
by Ericka | Nov 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
In this episode of the podcast, I speak with former HGTV star Paige Rien. She’s a former HGTV home improvement lead and current designer that helps people cultivate and love their homes! Her latest book is Revived & Renovated: Conversations on the...
by Ericka | Nov 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Do work and faith go together? In this episode, I speak with Krystal Parker, the President of the Florida Christian Chamber. She is passionate about integrating Christian faith into the workplace helping people make wise decisions about their careers and how they...
by Ericka | Nov 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Leaving church? Diane Newcomer has a story for you: Every few years, my husband and I get an itch for something new. Newly married, we moved to a city where neither of us had any connections. We joined a local mega church and got settled into community. When the...
by Ericka | Nov 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
When I first heard about Katy Faust’s organization, Them Before Us, I was intrigued. Childrens’ rights? Aren’t those built in? You would think so, but it’s not truly the case in modern society. Them Before Us is a global movement defending...
by Ericka | Nov 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
In this episode, I’m speaking with my friend Elizabeth Rhyno, who is what I would consider a joy coach (but more on that later!) She is a worship pastor, mom of three (fresh adults!), and faith life coach for Christian women. Elizabeth is truly one of the...
by Ericka | Oct 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
In this episode, I speak with Clarissa Moll, a friend, author, mother and recent young widow. Clarissa lost her husband of 17 years, Rob, in a hiking accident. She was left to parent her four children and deal with the traumatic aftermath of it all. In her grief,...
by Ericka | Oct 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
by Gena Anderson, on the importance of the church family for Christians. *This post is part of the Reason to Return blog series. On an ordinary Monday I was getting ready for work and needed to blow dry my hair. I plugged in the dryer and flipped the switch to turn it...
