Tag Archives: Christian

A Special Place

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Don Merritt

St. John’s Episcopal Church is located on Lafayette Square, Washington, DC> It has stood on this site since 1816, and every president from James Madison to Barak Obama has attended services here, thus it is sometimes called “Church of the … Continue reading →

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Today’s Picture Trip

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Don Merritt

This morning as I was finishing up my last post (New Way of Thinking) I noticed that it was bright and sunny outside, so I decided to go into town and get some pictures for my 2 blogs. I had … Continue reading →

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Disciple: A New Way of Thinking

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Don Merritt

When a person comes to the place where he or she begins to have a good working understanding of God’s Word, they will come to a turning point where a serious decision must be made. This is a decision that … Continue reading →

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Just Another Day

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Don Merritt

Here we are in just another day, nothing special, same old same old… The alarm goes off, the sun comes up and off to work we go… If someone asks how it’s going, we’ll say it’s too early to know. … Continue reading →

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Apostolic Teaching of Two Covenants, part 1

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Don Merritt

Introduction The great Commission had been given, and the plan of Ages was being revealed… the Apostles waited in Jerusalem until they received “power from on high”. God wanted it to be clear that the Apostles had the authority to … Continue reading →

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Our Strength

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Don Merritt

“Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me. Let evil recoil on those who slander me; in your faithfulness destroy them” (Psalm 54:4-5) How easy it is to think that we can handle … Continue reading →

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Sunday Class Notes: October 20

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Don Merritt

Understanding Prophetic Texts Today’s Text Matthew 24:29-33 III. How can we understand this? Methodology Today we have a difficult bit of text to consider and I thought that it would be useful to many readers to discuss at the beginning how … Continue reading →

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Fast and Loose with the Bible

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Don Merritt

“You can use the Bible to prove anything you want!” Have you ever heard that one? I bet you have. It is one of the most common criticisms of the Bible from non-believers, and sadly from a fair number of … Continue reading →

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Stillness

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Don Merritt

in the early morning stillness, when the mists are still upon the land, when the uncertainty of a new day is at hand, He is there. When I don’t know where to turn, when I don’t know how to cope, … Continue reading →

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What’s in a Leader?

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Don Merritt

We live in a time when there just don’t seem to be any leaders out there, but then people have been saying that for centuries. Yet throughout history, leaders will emerge periodically, sometimes almost from nowhere. These great leaders are … Continue reading →