Tag Archives: discipleship

The Journey: Photography

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Don Merritt

We’ve been on a journey for a number of weeks now; a journey of discernment and discovery into our personal spiritual practices. These posts reflect my own personal journey and I’ve been writing about what I’ve discovered in my walk … Continue reading →

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Disciple: Discerning Maturity

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Don Merritt

Last time, we discussed the idea that as Christians who make disciples, we need to have the habit of being intentional in making disciples. This time, I think we had better learn to discern where the other person is in … Continue reading →

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The Journey: Expressive Practices

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Don Merritt

Writing In our journey of self-examination we have been looking at our spiritual practices with an eye to having an overflow of spiritual relationship with Christ so that we will have something to share with others. So far, we have … Continue reading →

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Disciple: Becoming Intentional

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Don Merritt

In our last two Disciple posts, we took a look at new ways of thinking and new priorities. I sure hope that you did the homework from last week which was to add a certain question to your daily prayer. … Continue reading →

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Wisdom from the Trees

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Don Merritt

In this area, the trees are turning later than usual, many are still green and there is speculation concerning the reasons for this. Some say that the rest won’t turn at all, the leaves will just quickly die and fall … Continue reading →

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Morning Walk

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Don Merritt

The air is cool and crisp, the brightly colored leaves are still as the birds sing their joyous song. The smell of the grass is strong in the fresh air, and there is a slight scent of smoke. the leaves … Continue reading →

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The Journey: Unceasing Prayer

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Don Merritt

We continue our journey into our self-examination of our personal discipleship today by considering the concept of unceasing prayer. Previously we have considered daily personal prayer, Bible reading that is done in a prayerful way, and last week we looked … 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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Disciple: Early Steps

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Don Merritt

It really doesn’t matter how long we have been following Jesus Christ, even if it is decades, we will always be moving and building our own level of discipleship. Put another way, following Jesus is a lifelong quest. That quest … Continue reading →

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Disciple: What is in a word?

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Don Merritt

I’ve posted about some words (and types of words) that I avoid, today I’d like to talk about a word that I do not avoid, the word “disciple.” It is a term from the Bible, one that is not all … Continue reading →