Monthly Archives: July 2015

“My” Relationship… “Our” Relationship

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Don Merritt

For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. Romans 12:4-5 Each … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week: July 8, 2015

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Don Merritt

  Early morning in York, PA

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Church as Relationship

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Don Merritt

Church began with relationship, the relationship between Jesus and His disciples. Each of the disciples knew Jesus in fact they knew Him pretty well, at least in human terms. They spent three years together travelling, eating, talking, laughing, crying and … Continue reading →

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The Body of Christ and How we “Do Church”

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Don Merritt

Is church a list of programs, or a set of traditions, ceremonies and pageantry? Does it really matter what style of music you have, or whether or not the preacher (by whatever name) wears robes, a suit or jeans? Is … Continue reading →

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Church as an Institution

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Don Merritt

Since I am in one of those periods in between series of posts, there is something I’ve been thinking about writing, that doesn’t exactly fit neatly into a study of a particular book of the Bible, yet they all seem … Continue reading →

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Chasing Trains

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Don Merritt

I told you last week that we were going off for a little adventure, and now I will tell you about it; we went off chasing trains. Of course this isn’t the sort of thing that She Who Must Be … Continue reading →

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Romans: A Summation

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Don Merritt

Now to him who is able to establish you in accordance with my gospel, the message I proclaim about Jesus Christ, in keeping with the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past, but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by … Continue reading →

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Paul’s View of his Ministry

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Don Merritt

Romans 15:14-22 At this point, Paul shifts entirely the focus of his message; what has been persuasive in nature now becomes more of a personal reflection. I hope you have read these verses, because we can glean a great insight … Continue reading →

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We Hold These Truths…

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Don Merritt

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 … Continue reading →

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Just a Note…

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Don Merritt

I’ll be absent from blogging this afternoon and Friday, as She Who Must Be Obeyed wants to use one of her “use it or loose it” leave days for a brief road trip. I will see you all on Saturday … Continue reading →

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