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The Way Ahead

Posted on December 27, 2025 by Don Merritt

As we begin a new year, our life’s road stretches out before us.  Look ahead; what do you see? Like the picture you might see cold snow and ice for a piece, and then the thaw of spring out ahead… … Continue reading →

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Good Friends, Good Cheer

Posted on December 25, 2025 by Don Merritt

A friend like the one above gives love unconditionally, this little guy loves to play and have fun, doesn’t hold a grudge and is always happy to see you.  Everybody ought to have a friend like that! Of course, human … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Christmas Eve…Ever!

Posted on December 24, 2025 by Don Merritt

I was 10 years old on December 24, 1968: Christmas Eve! I was sure excited, as any self-respecting 10-year-old would be on Christmas Eve, but that year was to be different for me.  My family didn’t watch TV on Christmas … Continue reading →

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Wonder of Wonders

Posted on December 23, 2025 by Don Merritt

There is so much to take in when we consider the story of the birth of our Lord Jesus in Bethlehem so many centuries ago the story is almost too much to absorb. There is one aspect to it that … Continue reading →

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Dreams, Flight and Mass Murder

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Don Merritt

M.   Joseph Has Nore Dreams, and Things Begin to Happen Matthew 2:13-23 It would seem that almost immediately after the Magi left the house in Nazareth to return home, Joseph had a word from an angel in a dream, telling … Continue reading →

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Visitors from the East

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Don Merritt

L.  Visitors from the East   Matthew 2:1-12 JERUSALEM (and Bethlehem) 4 BC  As we have already seen, Matthew ties his story of Jesus together with Israel’s past in a variety of ways, in his account of Jesus. Clearly, in this … Continue reading →

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A New Covenant

Posted on December 21, 2025 by Don Merritt

Jeremiah 31:31-37 Jeremiah has set out a picture of trouble ahead.  He has cited curse after curse from the Old Covenant that God will invoke against Israel and Judah because of their unbelief that resulted in broken commands.  In chapters … Continue reading →

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Baby Jesus is Presented at the Temple

Posted on December 20, 2025 by Don Merritt

K.  Jesus is Presented at the Temple  Luke 2:22-40 JERUSALEM 4 BC  The Law of Moses required that a male child be circumcised on the eighth day, and so Mary and Joseph left Bethlehem and traveled the few miles to … Continue reading →

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The Suffering Servant

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Don Merritt

Isaiah 53 In Isaiah 53, the prophet describes for us a servant who would be despised, rejected and die; with the result of saving many.  The poem here actually begins with verse 13 of the preceding chapter… See, my servant … Continue reading →

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Jesus is Born!

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Don Merritt

J.  The Birth of Jesus   Luke 2:1-20 BETHLEHEM 5 BC   In due course the time came for Mary to give birth to her son; they named him Jesus, just as the angel had told them. There really is no point … Continue reading →

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