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Forgiveness and the “Golden Rule”

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Don Merritt

Do to others as you would have them do to you. Luke 6:31 Chances are that you learned this as a child; even if you weren’t brought up in a Christian home. Since this is a lesson on forgiveness, let’s … Continue reading →

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Can We Love Others and Not Forgive Them?

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Don Merritt

Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit … Continue reading →

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God Forgives Us, We Forgive Others

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Don Merritt

Matthew 18:21-35 This passage is often called “The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant” because that servant who had received mercy (forgiveness) by the Master, refused to show mercy (forgiveness) to his fellow servant, and he experienced consequences as a result. … Continue reading →

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Bonus Post: The Forgiveness Secret

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Don Merritt

I was visiting blogs this morning and ran into a most excellent post by paulfg called “God does not forgive. Maybe.” In the post, he tells of a “conversation” of sorts between his two brains, the “Paul Brain” and the … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness is All About Love

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Don Merritt

Today, we continue with our adventure of forgiveness, and as we continue, it seems important to remind ourselves that forgiveness has everything to do with love; God’s love in particular… From the very beginning, God loved Mankind. He created a … Continue reading →

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There’s a Lesson in This Somewhere

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Don Merritt

Let me make one thing perfectly clear; I’ve been using computers every day of my working life since 1985… by my reckoning that’s 30 years. I am one of those people that others come to for computer help. No, I’ve … Continue reading →

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Why are these men smiling?

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Don Merritt

Today’s post is just for fun… So, why are these guys all smiling? I have a theory! It is said that Mr. Nixon was a legendary poker player.  When he came home from World War II, he financed a car, a … Continue reading →

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Gone Into Hididng

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Don Merritt

Tom was a Christian.  He was committed; he was serious. He worked in a factory, and many of his coworkers were tough men, men who used rough language and who liked to drink and play hard… Tom was afraid that … Continue reading →

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More Thinking; say it isn’t so!

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Don Merritt

See? I told you I’d write some more about this today. Oh yes, I remember, that was yesterday, but look: It’s still today! That proves it: HA! Since yesterday, when it was “today” and today where it’s still “today” I’ve … Continue reading →

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I Had a Thought

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Don Merritt

…and if you are anything like me, you know that when a thought actually comes along, it can be disturbing. There I was last night, minding my own business and watching “George Gently” on TV. I don’t know, maybe the … Continue reading →

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