Category Archives: Christian Life

Coming Home

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Don Merritt

  There isn’t anything that’s more inviting than to return home after a long absence.  Even if the absence was caused by a wonderful adventure, there’s just something about being back at home where a person can relax in comfortable … Continue reading →

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Plugged In

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Don Merritt

WASHINGTON   After several days of sweat, chaos and a fair amount of confusion, I’m plugged back into the internet and able to resume blogging, and that suits me just fine.  It was a more or less uneventful trip across … Continue reading →

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Victory!

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Don Merritt

    There are days in my life that don’t feel very victorious; how about you? There are also days when I’m not feeling all that strong or confident in the future; maybe you have those days also. I’ve lived … Continue reading →

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You Must Follow Me!

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Don Merritt

A rich ruler came to Jesus one day and asked Him how to “inherit eternal life.”  Jesus, in His reply ticked off five of the Ten Commandments, to which the rich man replied that he had kept them since he was … Continue reading →

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The Rich Ruler

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Don Merritt

A rich ruler came to Jesus one day and asked Him how to “inherit eternal life.”  Jesus, in His reply ticked off five of the Ten Commandments, to which the rich man replied that he had kept them since he was … Continue reading →

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“Follow Me”

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Don Merritt

This will post on August 25, my last Sunday at Milan Christian Church before I head to the East Coast.  By the time this posts, I will have given my last sermon there… The title and theme of my last … Continue reading →

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Beautiful but…

Posted on August 23, 2013 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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Are we people of faith?

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Don Merritt

    Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. – Hebrews 11:1 People talk about faith quite often, sometimes in a negative way but most often in a positive way… … Continue reading →

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Here I go!

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Don Merritt

Just a real short post to say thanks to everybody for the nice comments.  You are all a great inspiration to me, more so than you will ever know, and I really appreciate that.  It’s so sad that so many … Continue reading →

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Surrendering to Chaos

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Don Merritt

I’m afraid that the time has come for me to surrender to chaos.  What else can I do? My “pack out” day has been moved up due to “scheduling issues” and so this morning a crew arrives to pack up … Continue reading →

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