Monthly Archives: January 2015

Patience is Better Than Pride

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Don Merritt

Ecclesiastes 7:8-14 Our most excellent adventure now moves into the second of the sections in chapter seven; Patience. Yes dear reader, I am going over this one carefully myself, since patience is really my strongest suit! The topic is set … Continue reading →

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Maybe We Should be Serious

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Don Merritt

Ecclesiastes 7:1-7 Chapter 7 is a chapter of wisdom, and reads much like the Proverbs. It covers three subjects, the first of which is being serious here in vv. 1-7. This section, in turn, is divided into three subsections. The … Continue reading →

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“Your Spiritual Gifts Revealed” Released

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Don Merritt

I am very pleased to announce that today I have released Your Spiritual Gifts Revealed. I have taken my series of posts on spiritual gifts from last Fall, expanded it, revised it and hopefully improved it into a short and simple … Continue reading →

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Wealth, an Insatiable Desire and Alfred Hitchcock

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Don Merritt

Ecclesiastes 6 Last night I watched an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents from 1955; oh what a great show! This episode was a story about a man who owned and operated a shop that sold antiquities, and opens with the … Continue reading →

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Honoring the Legacy of a visionary with a great dream

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Don Merritt

I was planning on writing a post in honor of Dr. King today, but when I read this one by Pastor Davis, I realized that he had already said it better than I ever could. I hope you will check … Continue reading →

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Wealth: Bad News, Good News

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Don Merritt

Ecclesiastes 5:10-20 This is an interesting section; the Teacher gets into some reasons why wealth is meaningless, and then there’s a little twist at the end. Verses 10-11 speak of the meaningless nature of the love of money; what’s the … Continue reading →

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Stillness and Light

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Don Merritt

I came across this picture on the net and I thought I’d share it.  I don’t have anything clever to say about it other than it strikes me as being kind of inspirational. What I see in this picture is … Continue reading →

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Worship, Vanity and the Fool’s Sacrifice

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Don Merritt

Ecclesiastes 5:1-9 Up to this point in our adventure, the Teacher hasn’t spoken about worship, at least not directly, but that changes in this passage; oh what an excellent adventure we are on!  Old Solomon doesn’t seem to miss anything! … Continue reading →

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Problems Under the Sun

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Don Merritt

Ecclesiastes 4 Our vantage point has returned to the life of people apart from God where it will remain from 4:1 – 6:9. Our adventure in chapter 4 is a most excellent one, for we will see earthly life as … Continue reading →

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Justice on Earth and Beyond

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Don Merritt

Ecclesiastes 3: 16-22 Our most excellent adventure now examines the state of judgment both here on earth, and in heaven. Before we look at the text, I would be remiss if I didn’t remind you that we are still within … Continue reading →

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