Do your loved ones ever tell you you’re convinced of the wrong thing? That your convictions or fears are based on anxiety rather than biblical fact? I recently had a young woman pose this question in our weekly Zoom ...
Jaimie Eckert
Apr 22, 2026
Do you feel condemned for bad thoughts that seem to come out of nowhere? You’re not alone. Christians with religious obsessive-compulsive disorder often struggle with something called intrusive thoughts. These unwanted thoughts can bring spiritual torment and deep psychological ...
Jaimie Eckert
Mar 20, 2026
I come from a family that loves DIY (do-it-yourself) projects. My dad just renovated my horrible 1977 kitchen. My husband just replaced the insulation in our attic. My mom quilted me a table runner for my dining room table. ...
Jaimie Eckert
Oct 20, 2025
One of the most classic telltale symptoms of a religious compulsion—especially in the life of someone struggling with scrupulosity—is a deep, unshakable sense of spiritual urgency. It’s not the healthy urgency you feel when a baby is about to ...
Jaimie Eckert
Aug 17, 2025
Spiritual rumination is not the same thing as spiritual inquiry. Unfortunately, the Christian with OCD finds himself or herself attempting to do spiritual inquiry but ending up in spiritual rumination. Spiritual rumination is a repetitive, anxious form of overthinking ...
Jaimie Eckert
Jul 20, 2025
Nina* was used to anxiety. For years, she’d had social anxiety and fears about driving and flying. But when Nina began to feel a jolt of anxiety when she walked into church, she knew something had shifted. She began ...
Jaimie Eckert
Jun 5, 2025
A string of strangely meaningful events happen all at once, just as you’re trying to make an important decision. You wonder: is God giving me a sign? How would you find out if it’s really from God, or if ...
Jaimie Eckert
Jan 26, 2025
Falling in love ought to be one of the sweetest seasons of life. Discovering the person that you’ll spend the rest of your life with, for most people, is a time filled with excitement, warmth, and butterflies in the ...
Jaimie Eckert
Jan 10, 2025
Does God micromanage us? For those struggling with scrupulosity, this question feels ever-present. Perhaps you’ve experienced thoughts like: “You can’t eat that cookie—God doesn’t want you to.” “You have to park in that other parking spot, not this one.” ...
Jaimie Eckert
Nov 24, 2024
Dear Jaimie–praise God, I’ve been fully healed from my OCD! I read the email in my inbox with a twinge of apprehension. I’d received similar emails before, and I knew how the story often ended. I prayed earnestly and ...
Jaimie Eckert
Oct 29, 2024
