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True Fatherhood: A Call to Christian Men

Erica — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:06:30 +0000

Perhaps you think it’s odd, a teenage girl writing about fatherhood. And I feel a little odd, writing this, but it’s been on my heart and I think it needs to be said. Our world is sadly lacking in true fatherhood. Whilst I have been blessed with a wonderful, Godly father, several of my friends [...]

Learning to be Brave

Erica — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:42:58 +0000

Posted in Christmas College Doubting Encouragement Uncategorized

I’m not brave. I never have been. I have to be coaxed into doing new things, and the place I like best is my bedroom, because I’ve always felt safe there. Recently, I’ve had to be really brave–or at least, what constitutes as brave for me. I applied for college, and got accepted. In less [...]

The Real Christmas Gift

Erica — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 12:52:12 +0000

Posted in Christmas Uncategorized

I’ve always loved Christmas. The day after Thanksgiving, you can find me running around the house in a Santa hat, setting up the tree and wrapping tinsel around the banister, trying to get the dog to sit still enough to tie a bow around his neck and singing Christmas carols like there’s no tomorrow. I’m [...]

Just Keep Your Mouth Shut

Erica — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:18:33 +0000

Posted in Talk/Our Words

Recently, there was a Twitter post about me with some misleading information. I’m not mad at the girl who did it–I can definitely see how the situation could be misconstrued–but I’m asking now that you monitor what you’re posting. You might have misread the information, which can be embarrassing for you and for others involved, [...]

You’re Supposed to be Like Jesus

Erica — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:30:14 +0000

Posted in Living For Christ

God doesn’t change His mind, ever, but sometimes people think He means one thing and He actually means another. This happened to me fairly recently–I thought God wanted me to do one thing, but it turned out He actually just wanted me to stop being an idiot, not avoid that thing like a cliche. Sorry [...]

My Thankful List

Erica — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:54:30 +0000

Posted in Thankful Uncategorized

Every Thanksgiving, I like to look back over the year and write a list of things I’m thankful for. I thought I’d share it this year. I’m thankful for: 1.) My mom, who is beautiful and wonderful and supportive. I want to be just like her when I grow up. 2.) [...]

The Cost of Forgiveness

Erica — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:13:45 +0000

Posted in Forgiveness

Have you ever meditated on the concept of forgiveness? We ask for it without even thinking sometimes–”Father, please forgive me for such-and-such”–and a lot of the time I know I forget how hard it is. Not for me to get it. It’s mine as soon as I ask. But what it cost God to allow [...]

God is Good (All the Time)

Erica — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:22:12 +0000

Posted in Encouragement

Today, I am grumpy. I have a lot of work to do, and not a lot of time to do it. I overslept this morning, and I forgot that I have to have a working essay done in two days. I’m so tired, and it feels like all the work I have to do and [...]

Let God Do His Job

Erica — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:25:07 +0000

Posted in Living For Christ Meditation Uncategorized

The other day, I was working on a talk for a Christian weekend I’m serving on called Deco-TEC. The premise of my talk is to make the Bible sound interesting. That’s a pretty darn difficult thing to do, let me tell you what. Because a lot of the time, the Bible is not interesting at [...]

To Be Content in Being Single

Erica — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:33:35 +0000

Posted in Dating Encouragement

It’s hard; shan’t lie. But here are some practical applications. 1.) Get to know the Lover of your soul. Recently (and I mean recent like yesterday), I was really struggling with being distracted by a guy and being discontent in in my singlehood. I was in the car on the way to school, and I [...]