Tag Archives: Christian

Photo of the Week: January 21, 2026

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Don Merritt

Walking around one day, I came upon a small lake full of turtles. Always happy to make new friends, I just had to get a shot or two!

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Test the Spirits

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Don Merritt

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges … Continue reading →

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Relationships with other Christians

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Don Merritt

Making disciples does not end with a person’s acceptance of Jesus Christ, for that is not the end of the process, it’s the beginning, and we can’t simply leave the new Christian all alone to struggle and despair by themselves… … Continue reading →

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Do You Really Know for Sure?

Posted on January 20, 2026 by Don Merritt

This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. … Continue reading →

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Relationships… with other people

Posted on January 20, 2026 by Don Merritt

Our second session at Relationship Camp, is all about relationships with other people.  Nothing that I am about to say here is revolutionary; I would imagine that you already know all of this at some level of consciousness, but we … Continue reading →

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Love is Active

Posted on January 19, 2026 by Don Merritt

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in … Continue reading →

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Relationships… with God

Posted on January 19, 2026 by Don Merritt

Welcome back to the bus!  We’re back on the road again on our journey of discovery, as we explore this theory: “Christian theology is not particularly difficult to understand.  Its precepts and premises are fairly simple, it was given to … Continue reading →

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A Little Bit of Light

Posted on January 18, 2026 by Don Merritt

“I will sing of your love and justice;    to you, LORD, I will sing praise. I will be careful to lead a blameless life—    when will you come to me? “ Psalm 101:1-2a David expresses what it is to live a godly life … Continue reading →

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GUEST POST: The Paradox of Pursuit

Posted on January 17, 2026 by Don Merritt

I am very pleased to present a guest post by Ricky Lovestrand of https://religiousnutspiritual.com/ . I hope you enjoy his post here, and that you will check out his blog linked abouve. How should a genuine seeker go about finding … Continue reading →

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What we have Heard from the Beginning

Posted on January 16, 2026 by Don Merritt

For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his … Continue reading →

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