Category Archives: Christian living

Naked Before God and the Wonder of it All

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Don Merritt

Last time, we ended with my saying that in this next post, it would be time to look at the concept of naked before God in a practical rather than an abstract way, so it might seem odd to begin … Continue reading →

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Intimacy, Relationships and God

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Don Merritt

Last time we came to an important understanding in this study of the metaphor that is nakedness before God and that understanding is that we are always naked before Him, for none of us has or ever will have secrets … Continue reading →

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TLP Living Special Edition: 7/4/18

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Don Merritt

Independence Day Reflections This morning I was sitting here sipping my first cup of coffee as the first rays of the sun began to gleam in the sky to the east. I could hear the crickets chirping their song, joined … Continue reading →

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To Stand Naked Before God

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Don Merritt

Have you ever had a dream in which you are at some kind of a social event where everyone you know is present and then you realize to your horror that you are naked? I know that a lot of … Continue reading →

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TLP Inspiration: July 2, 2018

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Don Merritt

Good Monday from the Heartland. The path of life is not a wide one that is full of traffic and congestion, it is quieter than that.  It isn’t a great highway, it’s more like a quiet country lane… Maybe if … Continue reading →

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TLP Inspiration: June 30, 2018

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Don Merritt

Truth Does the truth really count for anything anymore? Does anybody really care, or is the truth just whatever it seems like to me? Does government tell us the truth about anything, say the economy for instance?  Do athletes tell … Continue reading →

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A Few Final Thoughts

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Don Merritt

NOTE: I am writing this piece on Thursday morning because pursuant to the commends of She Who Must Be Obeyed, by the time this posts I will be in a nearby state visiting her sister. Consequently, I will not have … Continue reading →

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The Next Step

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Don Merritt

We begin today with our look at those Greek words that are translated into English as “worship”: proskyneo to do reverence, or homage by kissing the hand; in NT to do reverence or homage by prostration; to pay divine homage, worship, adore, to bow one’s self in adoration* … Continue reading →

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Something to Build On

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Don Merritt

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Acts 2:42 I mentioned this verse last week as a point of beginning for our investigation of corporate worship from a New Testament perspective; … Continue reading →

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I Think it’s Time

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Don Merritt

I have very much enjoyed our little Martian adventure, and I want to thank everyone who has participated in our discussion so far; you are all amazing! Yet I think we have just about arrived at the time when we … Continue reading →

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