Category Archives: Christian Life

Reflections from Tuesday

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Don Merritt

Tuesday in Thanksgiving week is all about house cleaning; I’m sorry, but I don’t have any tales to tell about that, nothing to chuckle about, nothing to report other than mission accomplished. I can assure you that there is nothing … Continue reading →

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Notes From Monday

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Don Merritt

As I was working on making rye bread for this week’s turkey stuffing, the thought occurred to me that people might wonder what the point is to making homemade bread for stuffing when you can buy it in the store … Continue reading →

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Getting Under Way

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Don Merritt

It would be a fair question to ask why I would choose a “Pennsylvania Dutch” theme for this years’ Thanksgiving feast; even I must admit that it is “different”. Of course “different” is a good enough reason for me, but … Continue reading →

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The Problem with Thanksgiving Dinners

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Don Merritt

In America, Thanksgiving Dinner is a big deal in most families, because it is an annual, one time per year kind of thing. It has requirements of tradition that go back to the very early days of Colonial America. For … Continue reading →

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Culinary Triumphs, Big Trouble, and Thanksgiving Dinner

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Don Merritt

Thanksgiving is right around the corner here in the USA, a day of feasting, celebration, family, friends… and of being thankful. It is also a day when cooks across the land are on the hot seat, being responsible for the … Continue reading →

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What God Sees

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Don Merritt

When God looks down on the earth, what do you suppose He sees? It has been written that He sees one beautiful planet on which we all live together.  He doesn’t see the divisions between Peoples or nations, just one … Continue reading →

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Musings on a Monday Morning

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Don Merritt

I hope everyone had a great  weekend s.  For me, the past several days have been a bit crazy; it has seemed at times like I am sitting at Lucy’s psychiatric stand and I’ve been the doctor who is “in”… … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving is sort of like…

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Don Merritt

…a story I heard once. It seems that there was a couple who wanted to sell their house.  They had lived there for nearly 30 years, and they now that the kids were grown and out, they were tired of … Continue reading →

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some Thoughts on Thanksgiving

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Don Merritt

It’s hard to believe, but Thanksgiving is coming in a couple of weeks! Wow, another year has flown by; it seems like we just did this… I think that of all of our holidays in America, I like Thanksgiving the best. … Continue reading →

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Life and Light

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Don Merritt

 “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 Light is often used as a metaphor for truth in the Bible, certainly it is used in this … Continue reading →

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