Category Archives: Christian living

Creativity

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Don Merritt

Many people make crafts as a hobby, as do many craftsmen. I’m making a distinction here between crafts, as in “arts and crafts” and craftsmanship, as in building or making things out of wood or stone or bricks or metal… … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 11:12

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Don Merritt

When pride comes, then comes disgrace,    but with humility comes wisdom. Why would pride bring disgrace?; what is it about pride that could do that? Isn’t a little pride a good thing; don’t they say that you should have pride in … Continue reading →

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Hope

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Don Merritt

It has been said that the only force that is stronger than fear is hope. People who have hope will often do amazing things, while people who are without hope will march quietly to slaughter.  One of the great tragedies … Continue reading →

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Gardening

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Don Merritt

There is something about a garden… I can’t quite put my finger on it. Maybe it’s because when God first made the man and the woman, He put them in the Garden; come to think of it, they tended the Garden. … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 12:9

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Don Merritt

Better to be a nobody and yet have a servantthan pretend to be somebody and have no food. Many years ago, a man called me and wanted to meet for lunch; he had a business proposition to discuss. He showed … Continue reading →

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Pray with Boldness

Posted on March 18, 2025 by Don Merritt

How often do we pray with boldness?  No, I mean with real boldness…? Do we ask God for big things, as opposed to routine things?  Do we ask God to take the battle right to the enemy, or to win … Continue reading →

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Art

Posted on March 17, 2025 by Don Merritt

Many of the greatest artistic Masterpieces of all time have been made to glorify God, and this is true not only in painting and sculpture, but in drama, dance, and all other fields of artistic endeavor. Yet as in writing, … Continue reading →

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Writing

Posted on March 14, 2025 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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Tranquil Scenes

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Don Merritt

Some time back, I visited this little town in the mountains of West Virginia.  The surrounding scenery is beautiful, everywhere I went I could hear birds singing happily.  There were few cars, little modern-day clutter, and clear blue skies.  As … Continue reading →

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An Introduction to Expressive Spiritual Practices

Posted on March 12, 2025 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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