Tag Archives: Devotional

TLP Inspiration: June 2, 2018

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Don Merritt

Faithfulness in the Heartland It’s getting hot here in America’s Heartland. The countryside is a deep green, and so are most of the farm fields I’ve seen; most of the corn is over a foot tall now, a little more … 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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Writing

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Don Merritt

If you like to write, if you write a Christian blog, then it is likely that your writing is an expressive spiritual practice. Yet as I mentioned before, there is a difference between a spiritual practice and a hobby, just … Continue reading →

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An Introduction to Expressive Spiritual Practices

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Don Merritt

We’ve surveyed the most well-known of the Classical Spiritual Practices, but there is much more to be said on the subject of Spiritual Practices because the Classics are not the only ones. There is a whole different category of spiritual … 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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TLP Living: May 28, 2018

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Don Merritt
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TLP Inspiration: 5/28/18

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Don Merritt

Where the Guns Fell Silent I first ran this back in 2015 after a visit to Appomattox, and I thought I’d run it again today since it is Memorial Day in the USA.  This observance began in 1866 as a … 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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TLC Inspiration: May 26, 2018

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Don Merritt

Spiritual Housekeeping When things are going along well, we are able to take of routine maintenance and keep up with the necessary repairs, but in rough times these things can get away from us.  When it comes to a house, … Continue reading →

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Frugality

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Don Merritt

There’s a word we don’t hear often in the 21st century! We do, however, hear the word “stewardship” occasionally. Isn’t being a good steward about the same thing as being frugal? That really isn’t as easy as it sounds, since … Continue reading →

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