Posts by Ericka

Patience. Endurance. Steadfastness. Long-suffering. PERSEVERANCE. Why, oh, why does Scripture encourage such things? The life of an adult naturally involves a lot of stress. It includes responsibilities like working 40 hours a week, being a full-time student, and/or parenting which take enough energy from us as it is…and now we’re told that when we face tragedies, temptations, and disappointments we have to keep going with our heads held high as if nothing can destroy us. I wonder what thoughts went through the apostle Paul’s mind as he spent time in prison, was shipwrecked, abused, and mocked. Through Scripture we learn that he strongly encouraged the readers to be fully committed to Christ – He wanted them to persevere, and often times he used himself as...

Every salon has a back room and every stylist likes, appreciates, and needs the back room. It is the place where stylists talk about their day, sometimes panic over their client’s hair, and eat lunch. During the course of the time spent in the back room, stylists will usually come up with random comments about what they wish clients would not do during their appointments, and as a contributor to these comments I thought it would be awesome to share it with you…so here it is: -   Do not show up 20 minutes before your appointment, 10-5 min is plenty of time for you to wait and your stylist to breathe and sweep! -   All your stylist needs to know is what your style goals are, what you do not like, and what you do like – he or she does not need to be...

Miracles. Prayer language. Power. Divine Wisdom. Holy Spirit. Knowledge. Prophecy. Discernment of spirits. There are plenty of accurate words that can explain the beliefs of Pentecostalism, yet there have been a variety of others used to describe it. Such as: weird, crazy, emotional, and heretical. At the root of these inaccurate descriptions is a misunderstanding of what Pentecostalism truly is. You see, Pentecostalism is embedded in the prophecies of Joel and Ezekiel of the Old Testament and in Luke’s account of Pentecost in Acts 2 in the New Testament. It is not an irrational belief that a person who prayed in a foreign language came up with. By far, it is a biblically sound and historical event that has proved over and over again to be a true act of...