Category Archives: Christian Life

Writing

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Don Merritt

If you like to write, if you write a Christian blog, then it is likely that your writing is an expressive spiritual practice. Yet as I mentioned before, there is a difference between a spiritual practice and a hobby, just … Continue reading →

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An Introduction to Expressive Spiritual Practices

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Don Merritt

We’ve surveyed the most well-known of the Classical Spiritual Practices, but there is much more to be said on the subject of Spiritual Practices because the Classics are not the only ones. There is a whole different category of spiritual … Continue reading →

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Moving Forward…

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Don Merritt

Depending upon whose list you’d like to follow, there are a number of Spiritual Practices that I haven’t written about, and that I really doubt would work well in a blogging format. I’ve already mentioned Secrecy in passing, but there … Continue reading →

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TLP Living: May 28, 2018

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Don Merritt

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TLP Inspiration: 5/28/18

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Don Merritt

Where the Guns Fell Silent I first ran this back in 2015 after a visit to Appomattox, and I thought I’d run it again today since it is Memorial Day in the USA. This observance began in 1866 as a … Continue reading →

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TLC Inspiration: May 26, 2018

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Don Merritt

Spiritual Housekeeping When things are going along well, we are able to take of routine maintenance and keep up with the necessary repairs, but in rough times these things can get away from us. When it comes to a house, … Continue reading →

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Bonus Edition!

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Don Merritt

Yesterday I ran a Photo of the Week that asked you what you saw in the photo and many have offered their views. A big thank you to everyone who offered comments, I really appreciate each one of them. As … Continue reading →

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Frugality

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Don Merritt

There’s a word we don’t hear often in the 21st century! We do, however, hear the word “stewardship” occasionally. Isn’t being a good steward about the same thing as being frugal? That really isn’t as easy as it sounds, since … Continue reading →

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Meditation 2

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Don Merritt

Last time we introduced Christian meditation and set forth the ways in which it differs from other types of meditation. We even read the definition of the word to see that it can mean more than one thing and saw … Continue reading →

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TLP Living:5/21/18

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Don Merritt

We all have out problems in life Greetings from the Heartland Over my years of writing and teaching and preaching, I have had quite a few people take exception to my usual optimistic approach to the Word. Some have even … Continue reading →