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Reflections from Tuesday

Posted on November 26, 2025 by Don Merritt

Today, we continue my series on Thanksgiving. Please remember that it first ran in 2015 and has become something of a tradition on this blog, which is ironic considering my remarks in this post… Tuesday in Thanksgiving week is all … Continue reading →

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Healing

Posted on November 26, 2025 by Don Merritt

If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their … Continue reading →

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Notes From Monday

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Don Merritt

As I was working on making rye bread for this week’s turkey stuffing, the thought occurred to me that people might wonder what the point is to making homemade bread for stuffing when you can buy it in the store … Continue reading →

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And We are His

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Don Merritt

“Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.   Worship the LORD with gladness;    come before him with joyful songs. Know that the LORD is God.    It is he who made us, and we are his;    we are his people, the sheep of his … Continue reading →

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Getting Under Way

Posted on November 24, 2025 by Don Merritt

It would be a fair question to ask why I would choose a “Pennsylvania Dutch” theme for this year’s Thanksgiving feast; even I must admit that it is “different”. Of course, “different” is a good enough reason for me, but … Continue reading →

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To Receive Honor

Posted on November 24, 2025 by Don Merritt

A man’s pride brings him low,    but a man of lowly spirit gains honor. Proverbs 29:23 Living with God, as His follower, His servant, in relationship with Him, is a little bit counter-intuitive.  We might normally associate a proud man with … Continue reading →

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The Problem with Thanksgiving Dinners

Posted on November 23, 2025 by Don Merritt

In America, Thanksgiving Dinner is a big deal in most families, because it is an annual, one time per year, kind of thing. It has requirements of tradition that go back to the very early days of Colonial America. For … Continue reading →

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Sunday Reflection: November 23, 2025

Posted on November 23, 2025 by Don Merritt
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Culinary Triumphs, Big Trouble, and Thanksgiving Dinner

Posted on November 22, 2025 by Don Merritt

This series of postings about Thanksgiving Dinner isn’t exactly a tradition on this site, but it probably should be. It first ran in November of 2015 and has been well received . I’m probably biased, but I think it’s well … Continue reading →

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God Knows

Posted on November 21, 2025 by Don Merritt

O Lord, you have searched me    and you know me.You know when I sit and when I rise;    you perceive my thoughts from afar.You discern my going out and my lying down;    you are familiar with all my ways.Before a word is on my tongue    you know it completely, O Lord. … Continue reading →

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