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More Submission

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Don Merritt

Ecclesiastes 8:9-17 These verses seem to go on in a familiar refrain; everything is meaningless. Things happen under the sun that shouldn’t, people conjure up their schemes, and people die; what’s the point? The Teacher has been saying these things … Continue reading →

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Submission: Everyone’s Favorite Thing

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Don Merritt

Ecclesiastes 8:1-8 Our adventure moves into chapter 8 and brings us to what no doubt will be a favorite subject for all of us: submission and obedience. As you can see, verse 1 is transitional; the meat begins to be … Continue reading →

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The Value of Wisdom

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Don Merritt

All this I tested by wisdom and I said, “I am determined to be wise”— but this was beyond me. Whatever exists is far off and most profound— who can discover it? Ecclesiastes 7:23-24 The value of wisdom is that … 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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Maybe We Should be Serious

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Don Merritt

Ecclesiastes 7:1-7 Chapter 7 is a chapter of wisdom, and reads much like the Proverbs. It covers three subjects, the first of which is being serious here in vv. 1-7. This section, in turn, is divided into three subsections. The … Continue reading →

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“Your Spiritual Gifts Revealed” Released

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Don Merritt

I am very pleased to announce that today I have released Your Spiritual Gifts Revealed. I have taken my series of posts on spiritual gifts from last Fall, expanded it, revised it and hopefully improved it into a short and simple … 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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