Ericka Andersen is a freelance journalist who has been writing professionally for over fifteen years. She is the author of Leaving Cloud 9 and a regular contributor to Christianity Today and WORLD. She has also been published on topics of faith in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and more. In addition, she is the host of the popular Worth Your Time podcast. She is a wife and the mother of two children and lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.