Tag Archives: hope

TLP Inspiration: June 25, 2018

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Don Merritt

Hurry Up! Good Monday from the Heartland. Hurry up! Time is of the essence! Let’s go, go, go! Get things done! Time to run! I’m late! Rush, rush, rush! Urgent! Move it! Get the lead out! Welcome to another week. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: June 24, 2018

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Don Merritt

Title: The Kingdom is at Hand Text: Mark 1:29-45 Healing People Mark 1:29-34 Parallel Texts: Matt. 8:14-17; Luke 4:38-41 Galilee Touring Mark 1:35-39 Parallel Texts: Matt. 4:23-25; Luke 4:42-44 Growing Crowds Mark 1:40-45 Parallel Texts: Matt. 8:2-4; Luke 5:12-16 If … Continue reading →

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TLP Op-Ed: Jume 23, 2018

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Don Merritt

I think that sentiment would apply no matter which Nation you may call home.

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TLP Inspiration: June 23, 2018

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Don Merritt

Summer’s Story Good Saturday to you from the Heartland. A lot of people I know only think of the summer time as hot and muggy; I think they might be missing something… I’ve always thought of summer as a glorious … Continue reading →

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Martian Musings

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Don Merritt

It isn’t by mere coincidence that I moved our conversation from Spiritual Practices to a Martian Colony, no, that was by design. Come to think of it, this is a natural progression of thought from individual to corporate worship. Having … Continue reading →

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Finding the Last Piece

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Don Merritt

Here is the last piece to the puzzle that is the Song of Songs: The Old Testament has “types” of a Bridegroom; the New Testament tells of the coming of the Bridegroom. If you get this, then you will get … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week: June 20, 2018

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Don Merritt

In the peace of the Garden

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It’s About to Get Real

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Don Merritt

I must say that this little experiment has gone better than I hoped: Thank you all for reading, considering and participating!! So far, I’ve tried to avoid chiming in with my views on all of this, to just let the … Continue reading →

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Putting the Pieces Together

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Don Merritt

In the last post, I asked the question about how the story of Songs of Songs ends if “She” represents God’s people and “He” represents God, and I promised to give my thoughts on the question now… so here goes. … Continue reading →

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Picking up the Pieces

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Don Merritt

In looking back at our adventure through the Song of Songs, I’ve been thinking about some of the different ideas that people have about the book, many of which I mentioned before we got into the text, and some others … Continue reading →