Category Archives: Christian living

Prayer, part 1

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Don Merritt

Like spiritual practices, prayer is a very big topic about which thousands of volumes have been written. Yet, not only is prayer a very large subject, it is also a controversial one in many places, for when it comes to … Continue reading →

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A New Topical Adventure: The Journey

Posted on February 8, 2025 by Don Merritt

I’ve been thinking, always a scary and somewhat dangerous enterprise, about doing a topical series of posts. As I thought about it, it seemed to me that a survey of spiritual disciplines or practices would be a useful place to … Continue reading →

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“Reverent Fear”

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Don Merritt

Since you call on a Father who judges each person’s work impartially, live out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear. For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way … Continue reading →

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Like a Newborn

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Don Merritt

Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. … Continue reading →

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I S 41:10

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Don Merritt
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The Power of God

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Don Merritt

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from … Continue reading →

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Glorying God in Culture: Redux

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Don Merritt

We Christians can be critical of culture; I include myself in this statement.  It is actually quite easy to be critical of culture since culture involves so many questionable things; especially present day culture.  We would be making a mistake … Continue reading →

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Too Cold to Snow- Redux

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Don Merritt

NOTE: With forecasts of record and near-record low temps coming to much of North America, including here in Central Florida, I thought it might be fun to re-post this from mid January 2016, when we lived in the upper Midwest. … Continue reading →

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Random Ramblings   1/15/25

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Don Merritt

I’m not quite sure where this post is going: Will it be devotional, or will it be an Op-Ed? I suppose we’ll find out together. You see dear reader, I’ve spent way too many hours over the past week watching … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Thought

Posted on January 13, 2025 by Don Merritt
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