Monthly Archives: June 2016

Bittersweet Reflections

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Don Merritt

This has been an interesting week so far at my house; my schedule is simply all messed up! And in the process, we’ve added a new member to the family.  Yesterday, as I was holding my new grandson for the … Continue reading →

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Hard Work

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Don Merritt

I came across this scene on a hot summer day once and do you know what popped into my head?  Wow, looks like a lot of work! Good old-fashioned hard work has been considered a great virtue for as long … Continue reading →

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To Forgive, or Not to Forgive

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Don Merritt

It isn’t always easy to forgive people who have hurt us; it isn’t always easy to forgive ourselves for that matter. Our Lord told us to forgive, can we just skip it?  I used to say that I believe strongly … Continue reading →

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Moving Forward

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Don Merritt

Acts 17:1-15 The great adventure was not nearly over when Paul and the others left Philippi; it was just getting started. Luke mentions a number of towns they visited, and then tells us of some of the details of the … Continue reading →

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Crime and Punishment

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Don Merritt

Acts 16:16-40 As the story continues, Paul, Silas and the rest of their group were teaching in Philippi when one day they were accosted by a slave girl who had a demon. The spirit had been irritating Paul for days, … Continue reading →

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God of the Living

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Don Merritt

As we go through our days, we have a God who is concerned about us and who knows our names.  He loves each one of us, He wants only the best for us, and He wants each one of us … Continue reading →

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Macedonian Adventures

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Don Merritt

Acts 16:6-15 Paul and his party began to move throughout Asia, but as they went along and passed through various towns with potential as mission fields, the Spirit held them back; we should take note that they obeyed the Spirit, … Continue reading →

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Now That’s Interesting

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Don Merritt

Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer but whose father was a Greek. The believers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him. Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so … Continue reading →

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Two for the Price of One

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Don Merritt

Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the believers in all the towns where we preached the word of the Lord and see how they are doing.” Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark, with them, but Paul … Continue reading →

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The Conference in Jerusalem (2)

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Don Merritt

The apostles and elders met to consider this question. After much discussion, Peter got up and addressed them: “Brothers, you know that some time ago God made a choice among you that the Gentiles might hear from my lips the message … Continue reading →

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