Pastor Eve Mercie 
Prayer shouldn’t feel like a religious obligation you’re failing at. Yet for most Christians, that’s exactly what it feels like. You know you should pray more. You’ve tried morning devotions, prayer journals, accountability partners, and every method you’ve heard recommended. But your prayer life still feels dry, mechanical, and honestly disappointing. I can tell you … Read more
Faith isn’t something you either have or don’t have, like brown eyes or musical talent. It’s more like a muscle that grows stronger with exercise or weakens with neglect. Some days your faith feels unshakable, capable of moving mountains. Other days it feels so fragile you wonder if you believe anything at all. I’ve experienced … Read more
I used to think the faith of a mustard seed was about having small faith. Tiny faith. Barely-there faith. The kind of faith that’s better than nothing, but obviously not impressive or powerful. I figured Jesus was basically saying, “Look, even if your faith is pathetic and microscopic like this tiny seed, at least it’s … Read more
“Taste and see that the Lord is good.” I must have read that verse a hundred times before it actually hit me. It was always just pretty religious language, the kind of poetic phrase you find in Psalms that sounds nice but doesn’t really mean anything concrete. Then I went through the darkest season of … Read more
The nurse was checking my IV line when I felt it. Pure, undiluted terror. In three hours, I’d be unconscious on an operating table while a surgeon I’d met once cut into my body. I’d signed consent forms acknowledging risks that included paralysis, infection, and death. My family was in the waiting room trying to … Read more
The world feels more dangerous every single day. You send your kids to school wondering if they’ll be safe. Your spouse drives to work through increasingly aggressive traffic. Your elderly parents navigate a world that seems designed to scam vulnerable people. And you lie awake at night thinking about everything that could go wrong. I … Read more
There’s a specific kind of helplessness that comes with watching someone you love suffer. You’d trade places with them in a heartbeat. You’d take their pain if you could. But you can’t. All you can do is stand beside them, hold their hand, and pray. I’ve been in that position more times than I want … Read more
Easter morning in our house used to be chaos. Egg hunts, chocolate bunnies, new clothes, and a mad rush to church. By the time we collapsed that evening, we’d celebrated everything except the actual reason for the day. That changed five years ago when I started a simple tradition with my family: reading the Easter … Read more
Your heart’s racing. Your palms are sweating. That presentation is in two hours, and you’ve rehearsed a hundred times, but the nervousness won’t stop. Or maybe it’s not a presentation. Maybe it’s a difficult conversation you need to have. A medical test result you’re waiting for. A decision that could change everything. And the nervous … Read more
I’ll never forget the moment I first saw the Serenity Prayer hanging on a coffee shop wall, beautifully framed with rustic lettering. It felt deeply spiritual, profoundly Christian, and unmistakably biblical. Except it wasn’t in the Bible at all. That discovery sent me down a research path that completely changed how I understood the relationship … Read more