Monthly Archives: January 2014

Intentions

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Don Merritt

“I will sing of your love and justice;     to you, LORD, I will sing praise.  I will be careful to lead a blameless life—     when will you come to me? “ Psalm 101:1-2a David expresses what it is to live … Continue reading →

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Traditions, Forms and TWWADI

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Don Merritt

Ready for our Saturday afternoon tour?  Well here we are in Traditionville… So here is the part of our (or my) theory that we are currently examining: Yet we love to argue, follow tradition and form to avoid spiritual growth… … Continue reading →

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The Rubber Meets the Road

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Don Merritt

Welcome back to our road trip, our journey of discovery investigating my theory… “Christian theology is not particularly difficult to understand.  Its precepts and premises are fairly simple, it was given to “regular” guys to share with the world, and … Continue reading →

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Precepts, Premises and Regular Guys

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Don Merritt

OK group, break’s over, let’s get back on the bus!  Our next stop is at a place called Precepts, Premises and Regular Guys, as we continue on our journey.  Here’s the theory again… “Christian theology is not particularly difficult to … Continue reading →

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OK, so what about Christian theology?

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Don Merritt

As we continue on our road trip, we have arrived at the place where we are having a look at the first part of my theory… If you have joined us late, we’re on a road trip for a few … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Camp All things are New

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Don Merritt

“Ladies and gentlemen, if you will direct your attention to the left side windows, you will see that we have arrived at Camp All Things are New…” OK, well maybe I didn’t need to do that a second time, but … Continue reading →

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Intuitive and Counter-Intuitive

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Don Merritt

“Welcome to our little journey, ladies and gentlemen.  We are expecting a little cold weather as we begin, but don’t worry about that, our forecasts is for “seasonal” weather today.  Before our bus pulls out of the station, let’s review … Continue reading →

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Whoops! I messed up!

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Don Merritt

I realized earlier to day that my contact email account for Life Reference had a number of messages that went to spam in error.  I’ve been trying to respond to them today, quite late in some cases, and I just … Continue reading →

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It still isn’t always easy, but…

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Don Merritt

…that doesn’t mean that it isn’t worth it!  Following our Lord does require some effort, however. Now before I go too far, let’s be clear that I am not talking about earning salvation here; far from it in fact. Salvation … Continue reading →

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It’s not Always so Easy

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Don Merritt

It isn’t always that hard, either.  Oh, but I haven’t said what “it” is yet, have I?  Sorry. “It” is following Jesus Christ. In my last two posts, I have spoken about guilt, shame, form, tradition and following Jesus.  A … Continue reading →

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