AskMerce | Andrew Mercer's Thoughts on Personal Growth

This past weekend I was asked to speak at the 2012 InterVarsity Greek Conference in Indianapolis by my younger brother, a staff worker with Greek IV.  The talk was on Sex and Dating and I was speaking directly to over 100 college aged Fraternity and Sorority members who also happen to be Christian.  The organization [...]

Believe it or not- I do take requests on my blog articles and, some of my favorite posts have been suggested to me by my friends. Today’s is no exception. Earlier today my friend asked me this- How do I know if I really need space to figure something out or if I’m avoiding and running away [...]

I officiated a wedding this past weekend for a friend of mine, and in preparing the sermon for the ceremony, I discovered some powerful things as I read, studied, and talked with other married and single people about their experiences in life and in relationship.  Based around the passage from I Corinthians 13:1-13 about what [...]

My roommate and I were talking the other night about education, educational testing, and looking for the best predictors of success in his students.  We talked about what metrics you’d need to look at, how you measure unquantifiably intrinsic things, and emotions.  What surprised me the most in our conversation was how important emotions and [...]