Tag Archives: hope

A Little bit of History

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Don Merritt

Well, since I’ve decided to experiment with expanding the scope of this blog into some current things that I have avoided here in the past,I had a thought this morning while I was crawling around in the mud trying to … Continue reading →

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Memorial of warning and hope

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Don Merritt

The old Memorial Christian Church building stands in Rock Island, Illinois where it has been since 1896.  It has been the home of thriving congregations of Christians who shared the light of Jesus Christ in Rock Island for many generations. … Continue reading →

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Community of Wisdom

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Don Merritt

Any community of people needs wisdom to prosper; you just can’t get by without it when you are living around others.  Certainly, the community of believers is no exception! Without a source of wisdom, people tend to think only of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Class Notes: August 11

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Don Merritt

Moving on to Maturity Blogger’s Note: This lesson is on a very tough text.  I fully understand that many of my regular readers might come to a different position on the items addressed in chapter 6, so you might draw … Continue reading →

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Reflecting

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Don Merritt

I was just sitting here thinking… What should I write about for Saturday?  I’m not sure why, but an idea just popped into my head; OK it was more like a video, and it isn’t the kind of thing I’ve … Continue reading →

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Guest Post

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Don Merritt

I am posting a comment from my post “Looking at the Root Cause” that was submitted my a very dear brother “Bargo”.  I think he made some really good points that few would see in ‘comments’ so I am posting … Continue reading →

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Looking at the Root Cause

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Don Merritt

It seems to me that people in America are uneasy about the future of the Republic; I keep hearing this expressed in the media as well as by friends and family.  This morning, on a local radio show out of … Continue reading →

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Things aren’t always what they appear to be!

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Don Merritt

I was really pleased at the way this picture turned out; what a beautiful old home! Don’t you get a sense of the charm of yesteryear when you look at it?  It just oozes the best of late Victorian living… … Continue reading →

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Bridge of Hope

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Don Merritt

So many people these days are feeling like there is little or no hope for the future.  Hopelessness: Such an empty, desperate and sick feeling!  There are many things that contribute to it,  and when you’re there it feels like … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on the Past

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Don Merritt

Maybe I was a really strange kid, but by the time I was in the third grade I thought that history was the most important subject in school.  I recall that this surprised my parents who wanted to know where … Continue reading →

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