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Timothy’s Charge Renewed

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Don Merritt

Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have … Continue reading →

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Timothy to Oppose False Teachers

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Don Merritt

Paul begins his letter to Timothy with a polite greeting in verse 1, and then gets right down to business. He reminds Timothy why Paul wanted him to remain in Ephesus: To put a stop to false teaching and endless … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week: March 18, 2015

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Don Merritt

This picture was taken through the window of a moving train as we passed through Maryland on a dark and stormy morning. It’s not very artistic and you can see reflections in the glass… but it does capture the mood … Continue reading →

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The Summation

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Don Merritt

Proverbs 9 The 13th discourse concludes this first section of the book of Proverbs, and it contains a general summation of what we have seen up to this point. Here, Lady Wisdom invites us to her house. Unlike the house … Continue reading →

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Wisdom: A Better Way

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Don Merritt

Proverbs 8 In the last chapter we saw a steamy scene in which folly, represented by a wayward woman, leads a young man away from the paths of righteousness into a slippery slope that leads to his ultimate destruction. Now … Continue reading →

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Those Who’ve Gone Before

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Don Merritt

It sure is easy to think that nobody has ever lived through the trials and tribulations that we go through, and yet many have done so.  Some times we might think that our modern age is so vastly different that … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week: March 11, 2015

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Don Merritt
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Our God Is a Wonderful God

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Don Merritt

May the peoples praise you, O God;     may all the peoples praise you.  May the nations be glad and sing for joy,     for you rule the peoples justly     and guide the nations of the earth.  Psalm 67:3-4 Our God is … Continue reading →

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Looking Up

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Don Merritt

How often do you look up? If you think about it, we look around and we look down, but we seldom look up.  I wonder what we’re missing in the process.  Are there UFO’s buzzing around up there?  Who’d notice? … Continue reading →

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Wisdom, Creation and Duty

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Don Merritt

Proverbs 3:19-35 In this post, we’ll finish up chapter 3 as we see the fifth and sixth discourses. Wisdom in Creation Solomon shifts his thinking somewhat in this discourse, from an exhortation to pursue and attain wisdom, to what God’s … Continue reading →

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