Monthly Archives: October 2012

Why do these things happen?

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Don Merritt

Quite a few people are asking this question in regard to the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Sandy over the past couple of days; why? I’ve heard people say that God must have a plan in all of this… but what could … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Don Merritt

    “The rejection of God is ultimately not an intellectual dilemma, it is a moral one.” Ravi Zacharias

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Rejoice and be glad!

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Don Merritt

This is the day the LORD has made;     let us rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24) How much joy do we take in life? How much joy do we have in worship? OK, I agree that not every … Continue reading →

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Today is a Great Opportunity!

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Don Merritt

Yes indeed, it is a great opportunity to sing praises to our God! To some today might seem like just another Monday; yuk.  To others it may be a day of some anxiety with the storms approaching the US East … Continue reading →

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Sunday Class Notes: October 28

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Don Merritt

How do I Live? Today’s Text:              1Peter 1:17-2:3 Introduction Last week’s text ended with a call to action: Be Holy!  This is where we pick up this week; be Holy! God judges with impartiality.  He doesn’t care about the things … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Tell a Book by its Cover

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Don Merritt

Don’t you find that people sometimes jump to conclusions about other people without really having enough information to know anything?  You know, take someone who is dressed in dirty clothes, maybe unshaven or unkempt looking who might talk a bit … Continue reading →

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Autumnal Reflections

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Don Merritt

Autumn has been my favorite season for as long as I can remember.  There’s so much about it to like; pumpkins, changing leaves, football, the World Series, seasonal cuisine and all of this is spite of the fact that we … Continue reading →

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To be great

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Don Merritt

… is to be humble: “The greatest among you will be your servant. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” (Matthew 23:11-12) We usually don’t think of the greatest in our … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Don Merritt

‘If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.’ Mark Twain I wonder if he would still say that today…?

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What’s going on in there?

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Don Merritt

I took this picture recently because I liked the window on this building.  Now that I’ve seen the picture on a screen, it is more interesting than I realized at first… what’s going on in there? From our vantage point … Continue reading →

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