Category Archives: Christian Life

Treasure… where?

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Don Merritt

eople get caught up with “stuff”; most of us fall into this trap at one time or another. How much stuff is enough?  Is it really true that the guy with the most toys wins? A farmer may put his … Continue reading →

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God’s Glory

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Don Merritt

    Everywhere we look God is glorified; everywhere we look God is busy. Every day we live we give glory to Him; every day we sing His praise. In all that we do we serve Him; all that we … Continue reading →

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A lot to offer

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Don Merritt

The other night I was at a celebration in a church for members who were about to graduate from high school and one of the points that came up was how much the world has to offer a young person … Continue reading →

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Remember your first love!

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Don Merritt

Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first.  If you do not repent, I will come to you and … Continue reading →

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Diary of a Wayward Angel, part 2

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Don Merritt

NOTE: This story is fiction, we must be clear about that.  Therefore, it is not intended to represent Biblical teaching.  Rather it is intended to convey an impression of what spiritual is and what it looks like from our human point … Continue reading →

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Diary of a Wayward Angel, part 1

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Don Merritt

NOTE: This story is fiction, we must be clear about that.  Therefore, it is not intended to represent Biblical teaching.  Rather it is intended to convey an impression of what spiritual is and what it looks like from our human point … Continue reading →

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Finding Inspiration

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Don Merritt

    Where can a person go to find inspiration; where do we go to be filled with grace? Maybe a better question would be, “What kind of inspiration do we search for?” An artist or a musician may look … Continue reading →

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On bended knee

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Don Merritt

Abraham Lincoln one said that there are times when he found himself falling to his knees before God, for there was no other place for him to go during the darkest days of Civil War.  I think there are times … Continue reading →

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Those Who Have Gone Before

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Don Merritt

It sure is easy to think that nobody has ever lived through the trials and tribulations that we go through, and yet many have done so.  Some times we might think that our modern age is so vastly different that … Continue reading →

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Should I or shouldn’t I?

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Don Merritt

This past weekend I conducted a Workshop on how to live like Christ Monday through Saturday.  The whole idea behind the program was to help Christians to understand what the Bible teaches on this topic in a practical and applicable … Continue reading →

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