Category Archives: Christian Life

A New Release and a Couple of Other Things

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Don Merritt

Welcome to Tuesday morning in Iowa. The sun won’t be up for another couple of hours and it is expected to be much cooler starting today than it has been for the last week or two. We’ve been enjoying temperatures … Continue reading →

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God Knows

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Don Merritt

I don’t know how many people there are in the world these days, but the number is in the billions.  They all have their stories, their hopes, dreams, fears and joys; who can know them all? God does! It is … Continue reading →

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A Thanksgiving Prayer

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Don Merritt

This is something that I wrote some years ago, but it still applies today… Father, I thank you for all of the ways in which you have blessed me and my family.  Our blessings are so great that it is … Continue reading →

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Doing Thanksgiving Just Right

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Don Merritt

I originally posted this two years ago after several days of posting about my preparations for Thanksgiving. I re-post it now as the craziness of getting ready hits its peak, as a reminder of why we do the things we … Continue reading →

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Great is the Lord!

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Don Merritt

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable. Psalm 145:3 What are you doing today? Are you going to work, to school, to the Mall? Will you be doing housework, yard work, watching TV…? Consider how much time we … Continue reading →

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Random Ramblings: November 18, 2017

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Don Merritt

We’re coming up on Thanksgiving here in America, a day set aside each year to give thanks to God for all of His blessings in our lives and to our Nation. Every year as we approach this big day I … Continue reading →

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Which Way Are we Going?

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Don Merritt

I came upon this staircase recently, take a quick look… You can see from the photo that it leads to a dark and shadowy world down there, but what you can’t tell from the photo whether I’m looking forward to … Continue reading →

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A Sincere Thank You

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Don Merritt

Today I received one of those little notifications from WordPerss saying that today marks six years since this blog began. I never expected it to last six months when I began, much less six years… and yet here we are. … Continue reading →

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Moving Forward

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Don Merritt

I’d like to thank everyone who joined in our revisiting of that most excellent adventure which is Ecclesiastes; for me it was a timely little trip. Of course I find myself wondering what’s next here at the Life Project… I … Continue reading →

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As a new day begins…

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Don Merritt

…each of us will face its challenges. There will be circumstances that develop, circumstances over which we may not have any control, circumstances that we simply cannot fix or that are bigger and stronger than we are. Some will surmount … Continue reading →

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