Category Archives: Christian Life

Take Care

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Don Merritt

This morning I’m putting some thoughts together for a little talk I’m giving this Sunday morning.  I’ve been asked to fill in with a little sermon on Luke chapter 21. Cool, I always enjoy these little fill-ins… If you’re familiar … Continue reading →

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Bumps in the Night

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Don Merritt

The other night I was sitting at home in sort of a fog not really thinking about anything in particular when I was startled by a bump around the corner in the hall by the front door. As I can’t … Continue reading →

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Can’t you see Him?

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Don Merritt

Around here, Fall is breaking out all over the place.  The trees are turning, the temperatures are cooler and pumpkins are in the stores. It has always seemed to me that Fall is a time when God’s creativity is on … Continue reading →

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Glory Revealed

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Don Merritt

When we look around at the world we live in, it isn’t easy sometimes to see the glory within us, more often we see people behaving badly. If we look more closely however, we might see something different, for there … Continue reading →

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In the Mist

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Don Merritt

There’s something about a misty morning that grabs the imagination, don’t you agree?  The day is stretched out ahead of you, but it’s hard to see exactly where it will lead; will it be a good one, or will it … Continue reading →

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Priorities and Replacement Refs

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Don Merritt

I am a football fan, let’s get that out-of-the-way up front. I am not a Packer or Seahawk fan, however. As everyone in America must know by now, the National Football League has begun this season with replacement refs while … Continue reading →

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Beautiful but Deadly

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Don Merritt

There are some things in this life that are absolutely beautiful.  Some are alluring, some are natural while others are man-made.  They might catch our eye or arouse our senses.  They may seem entirely harmless… and they might be good … Continue reading →

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The Next Move

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Don Merritt

Here we are at the chess board, looking intently at the pieces on the table and trying to plot our next move… but this is no game,  it’s life. Each of us has life moves to make; each of us … Continue reading →

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Sunday Class Notes: September 23

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Don Merritt

Philippians  3:1-11   Outline   V. A Warning and a New Life 1-11 A. Warning 1-6 B. New Life 7-11   Background As chapter 3 begins, Paul takes an interesting turn in the flow of the letter.  While scholars do … Continue reading →

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Thank You!

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Don Merritt

This weekend this blog will pass 10,000 views.  I realize that to many of you this doesn’t sound like very many views, but to me it is an unbelievable number. When I started this blog last October, I never really … Continue reading →

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