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Growing Anticipation

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Don Merritt

Song of Songs 4 After the troubling dreams of the night, a new scene opens; maybe it isn’t a scene at all, come to think of it, for nothing is included here to set a scene. We know that the … Continue reading →

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Troubled Dreams

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Don Merritt

Song of Songs 3 Chapter 3 provides a significant contrast to chapters 1 and 2, and the contrast of the changing scene is so sudden that one almost has the sensation of stumbling through a portal that takes them from … Continue reading →

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Spring has Sprung

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Don Merritt

Song of Songs 2 In chapter one, we were introduced to the two lovers pining for one another. There we were on the front lawn of an old house, and now as we walk up to the porch and open … Continue reading →

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The Drama Begins

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Don Merritt

Song of Songs 1 The new NIV labels the speeches contained in this poem with the words “She” “Friends” and “He” and as they admit in their footnote, these are inferred from the grammatical construction of the Hebrew original and … Continue reading →

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Song of Songs and the Old Testament

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Don Merritt

To finish up laying the groundwork for our adventure in Song of Songs, I thought I’d write a little bit on Old Testament perspective. It seems that Solomon wrote this in his youthful time, when He was very close in … Continue reading →

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Biblical Hierarchy and New Testament Thinking

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Don Merritt

Ephesians 5:22-33 There is a definite hierarchy in the Scriptures; there just isn’t any way to get away from this fact. Yet while this is a theological reality, it isn’t always popular today. In the very simplest of terms, here’s … Continue reading →

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Song of Songs: A Dilemma

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Don Merritt

The dilemma presented by the Song of Songs has been around for a very long time. That it has been considered to be part of the Scriptures since many centuries before Christ is clear enough, and its controversial aspects since … Continue reading →

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Moving Forward…

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Don Merritt

Depending upon whose list you’d like to follow, there are a number of Spiritual Practices that I haven’t written about, and that I really doubt would work well in a blogging format. I’ve already mentioned Secrecy in passing, but there … Continue reading →

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Getting Real

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Don Merritt

2 Corinthians 13 It would appear from these verses that Paul is wrapping up this final defense of his ministry by taking the offensive. He will shortly make another trip to Corinth, and when he arrives, any remaining opposition will … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: May 27, 2018

Posted on May 27, 2018 by Don Merritt

Title: To Know the Truth Text: John 8:31-33 For as long as human beings have walked the earth, people have gazed up in wonder at the night sky, beholding the awesome majesty of the Creation of God. We have seen … Continue reading →

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