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In His Cathedral

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Don Merritt

The greatest of cathedrals are not made by the hands of men, but by the very hand of God Himself.  In those cathedrals, you can go to pray and to listen to the sounds that are not sounds made by … Continue reading →

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Concluding Thoughts on Ecclesiastes

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Don Merritt

Reflecting upon the end of the matter as Solomon stated it, life under the sun now is about what it was at the time Solomon wrote his book: Meaningless! When our time on earth is completed, we will die and … Continue reading →

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Pure in Heart

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Don Merritt

“Blessed are the pure in heart,     for they will see God.” Matthew 5:8 A person who is ‘pure in heart’ is someone who is going to place a high priority on doing things the right way.  This is not a … Continue reading →

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Wisdom Brings Restraint

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Don Merritt

Restraint” is everyone’s favorite concept, but it is a quality of the wise. Even outside of relationship with God, a wise person learns self restraint. To be sure, a person doesn’t even need to be all that wise to understand … Continue reading →

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Moderation is Wise

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Don Merritt

In this meaningless life of mine I have seen both of these: the righteous perishing in their righteousness, and the wicked living long in their wickedness. Do not be overrighteous, neither be overwise— why destroy yourself? Do not be overwicked, and … Continue reading →

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Patience is Better Than Pride

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Don Merritt

Ecclesiastes 7:8-14 Our most excellent adventure now moves into the second of the sections in chapter seven; Patience. Yes dear reader, I am going over this one carefully myself, since patience is really my strongest suit! The topic is set … Continue reading →

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Wealth, an Insatiable Desire and Alfred Hitchcock

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Don Merritt

Ecclesiastes 6 Last night I watched an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents from 1955; oh what a great show! This episode was a story about a man who owned and operated a shop that sold antiquities, and opens with the … Continue reading →

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Wealth: Bad News, Good News

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Don Merritt

Ecclesiastes 5:10-20 This is an interesting section; the Teacher gets into some reasons why wealth is meaningless, and then there’s a little twist at the end. Verses 10-11 speak of the meaningless nature of the love of money; what’s the … Continue reading →

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Stillness and Light

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Don Merritt

I came across this picture on the net and I thought I’d share it.  I don’t have anything clever to say about it other than it strikes me as being kind of inspirational. What I see in this picture is … Continue reading →

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Worship, Vanity and the Fool’s Sacrifice

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Don Merritt

Ecclesiastes 5:1-9 Up to this point in our adventure, the Teacher hasn’t spoken about worship, at least not directly, but that changes in this passage; oh what an excellent adventure we are on!  Old Solomon doesn’t seem to miss anything! … Continue reading →

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