This Page Is
Really About You.
You want a faith that holds up on Monday — not just Sunday. You're in the right place.
You're trying to live a real faith
in a complicated world.
You want a relationship with God that actually holds up under pressure — when the money runs out, when the relationship breaks, when the doubt creeps in at 2am. You're not looking for religious performance or polished Sunday answers. You want something that works on a regular Tuesday.
If that's you, you've found the right place.
Most of us were never taught how to build a faith that lasts. We were handed rules, rituals, and a vague sense that we should be doing better.
So we try harder, fall short, and quietly wonder if we're the only ones struggling. We feel guilty for doubting. Exhausted from striving. Disconnected from a God who feels distant on the hard days.
That's not a faith problem. That's a foundation problem.
And it's exactly what I've spent 25 years helping people work through.
I'm not here as someone
who has it all figured out.
I'm Dr. Eric Speir — pastor, author, Bible college instructor, and someone who has walked through hard seasons with people just like you for over two decades. I've sat with people in their worst moments. I've had my own.
I've learned that the faith that actually survives real life isn't built on inspiration — it's built on grit and grace.
I hold a Doctor of Ministry in Leadership and Creative Communication, a Master of Divinity in Practical Theology, and more years of pastoral experience than any degree could teach me. I've been featured in Relevant Magazine, Charisma, and Church Leaders, and I host the Fresh Fire Podcast.
But more than any of that — I'm a husband to Roshelle, a dad to four kids, and someone who knows exactly what it means to desperately need God on an ordinary Tuesday.
Here's where to start.
Read the Books
Grit & Grace, The Struggling Parent, and Fresh Fire are practical, Scripture-rooted guides for people in the middle of real life. No fluff, no guilt — just honest help for where you actually are.
Browse the books →
Listen to the Podcast
Fresh Fire delivers short, daily encouragement to keep your faith alive between Sundays. Real talk, Scripture, and the kind of honesty most church services don't have time for.
Listen now →
Get the Free Guide
Start with Through the Valley — a free field guide for the days you can't feel God. Built around Psalm 23, it walks you through five trail markers to steady your faith when the path feels dark.
Download free →A relationship with God that holds up on the hard days — not just the good ones
The courage to keep walking when your faith feels thin and your strength is gone
The grace to rest, fail, and begin again without shame or self-condemnation
A clear sense of who God says you are — even when life tells you otherwise
You don't have to have it
all together to start.
You just have to take one step. Download the free field guide and let that be it for today.
Free. No credit card. Just good stuff in your inbox.
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