Author Archives: Don Merritt

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About Don Merritt

A long time teacher and writer, Don hopes to share his varied life's experiences in a different way with a Christian perspective.

Summertime

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Don Merritt

A lot of people I know only think of the summer time as hot and muggy; I think they might be missing something… I’ve always thought of summer as a glorious time, but I must admit that early on that … Continue reading →

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Firstborn

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Don Merritt
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Glorious!

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Don Merritt

Everywhere we look God is glorified; everywhere we look God is busy. Every day we live we give glory to Him; every day we sing His praise. In all that we do we serve Him; all that we are we … Continue reading →

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Why I DON’T Use King James- Redux

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Don Merritt

Here’s another one that I’ve mentioned in recent posts, I may as well share this as well, from March of 2014… Long ago I grew accustomed to receiving “hate” emails from KJV fans.  I should have kept them, because I’m … Continue reading →

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Why I don’t debate any more- Redux

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Don Merritt

I’ve mentioned this post recently and thought I’d share it today for those who weren’t here back in October 2013 when it originally ran… Before you read this be warned! This is a story of a doctrinal debate that happened in … Continue reading →

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Grace and Peace

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Don Merritt
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Hurry Up!

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Don Merritt

Hurry up!  Time is of the essence!  Let’s go, go, go!  Get things done!  Time to run! I’m late!  Rush, rush, rush! Urgent! Move it! Get the lead out! Welcome to another week. Everybody’s always in a big rush, have … Continue reading →

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Something to Mark the Day

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Don Merritt

As most of you know, today is the 4th of July, Independence Day. If you aren’t American, this is a big deal over here, marked by parades, picnics, family and community get-togethers, BBQ’s, baseball games, fireworks… well, you get the … Continue reading →

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We all have our problems in life-Redux

Posted on July 3, 2021 by Don Merritt

This post originally ran in May of 2018… I thought it might be interesting to run again again today… Over my years of writing and teaching and preaching, I have had quite a few people take exception to my usual … Continue reading →

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Final Thoughts

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Don Merritt

In vv. 12-14 Paul gives some instructions relating to some of the men who were on the road at the time of his writing, and then comes to the key verse that sums everything up in one sentence: Our people … Continue reading →

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