Monthly Archives: March 2014

The Nature of Debate

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Don Merritt

I’ve made it clear right here on this blog that I don’t debate any more… No! I’m done with that, period! Yet just because I’m done with, doesn’t mean that plenty of others don’t still play the game, and it … Continue reading →

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Always Growing

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Don Merritt

So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have. I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this … Continue reading →

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Participation in Christ

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Don Merritt

His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you … Continue reading →

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“Based on a True Story” Part 2

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Don Merritt

When we left off yesterday, that movement that was based around the simple idea that “where the Bible speaks we speak, where the Bible is silent we are silent” had grown to be the second largest Christian group in America … Continue reading →

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“Based on a True Story”

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Don Merritt

Don’t you love it when you see a movie that is “based on a true story”? Sometimes the story is fairly decent history, other times it’s wild fantasy with almost no hint of truth, but both can say “based” in … Continue reading →

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Seriously…?

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Don Merritt

The other day my wife sent me a picture and asked me to “crush it” and my immediate reaction was just to let it go… what’s the point?  You see these kinds of things all the time here on WP, … Continue reading →

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A Friday Reflection

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Don Merritt

I was going to post another installment of our ongoing “Case Study” today, but then I thought maybe we could take a little break from that and I could share a thought or two of a more personal nature.  I … Continue reading →

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Summing it all up

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Don Merritt

Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time,  casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a … Continue reading →

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Within the Church

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Don Merritt

Peter is winding up his letter now with some insight that he shares with local church leaders… and the younger men. First for the leadership: To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings … Continue reading →

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Making Disciples: A Conversation Across the Atlantic

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Don Merritt

Over the past or week or so, we’ve been at it… posting. Posting again, separated by an ocean, united by Christ.  We both approached the same subject from different angles, both concerned, both grieving, both seeking the answer.  Paul in … Continue reading →

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