Category Archives: Christian Life

Stillness

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Don Merritt

in the early morning stillness, when the mists are still upon the land, when the uncertainty of a new day is at hand, He is there. When I don’t know where to turn, when I don’t know how to cope, … Continue reading →

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What’s in a Leader?

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Don Merritt

We live in a time when there just don’t seem to be any leaders out there, but then people have been saying that for centuries. Yet throughout history, leaders will emerge periodically, sometimes almost from nowhere. These great leaders are … Continue reading →

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Children of God

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Don Merritt

We often speak of “God’s children” lightly. We say things like, “well, we’re all God’s children” meaning that we are somehow all the same and so we should be nice to one another; that is surely the case, but it … Continue reading →

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The Journey: Bible Reading

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Don Merritt

For this post, I’d like to make a distinction between Bible study and Bible reading. Today, our journey is not about study, which will come later, but about reading God’s Word in a very special way. Our journey picks up right after … Continue reading →

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Come and See!

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Don Merritt

Come and see what God has done, his awesome deeds for mankind! Psalm 66:5 God has done amazing for all of us and we should all be glad. He has created an amazing world for us to explore, He has blessed … Continue reading →

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Disciple: Early Steps

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Don Merritt

It really doesn’t matter how long we have been following Jesus Christ, even if it is decades, we will always be moving and building our own level of discipleship. Put another way, following Jesus is a lifelong quest. That quest … Continue reading →

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Anything Amiss?

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Don Merritt

Have you ever noticed that something always seems to come up to cause a problem? The day can be cooking along just great, everything’s perfect and then… Sometimes somebody says something off the wall, maybe a rude clerk or whatever, … Continue reading →

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The Journey: Personal Prayer

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Don Merritt

The Journey is an exploration of my spiritual condition and practices based upon the proposition that: We can only disciple other people through the overflowing of our own discipleship. So it follows that it would be wise to examine our … Continue reading →

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A Proposition

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Don Merritt

I have a proposition for you to think about today. In this case, my proposition is in the form of a thought, one that I believe to be correct; one that could be very significant both for each of us … Continue reading →

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A Moment to Reflect

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Don Merritt

If you read many of the posts here, you will notice I’m an advocate of finding to time just be quiet and reflect on our relationships with God. Many people find particular inspiration spending some time with God in nature, … Continue reading →