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Case Study: An Introduction to “Strategy”

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Don Merritt

Welcome back to our Case Study; grab some coffee and pull up a chair! When we last met, my plan was to get right into the nitty-gritty of strategy, planning and action steps today, but then a funny thing happened … Continue reading →

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God’s View of Us

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Don Merritt

When God looks at you, what does He really see? No, wait. Strike that. Let’s try it this way: Does what you do every day affect the way God sees you? Yes, that’s a little better. God’s opinion… yes, God’s … Continue reading →

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Thirsting

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Don Merritt

“but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst.Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life” — John 14:4 If you’ve ever been really thirsty and parched, you … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Want to Hear This!

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Don Merritt

Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh. For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because … Continue reading →

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Are You Driving too Fast?

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Don Merritt

Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. For it is … Continue reading →

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Like a Newborn

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Don Merritt

Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. … Continue reading →

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Love… Again!

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Don Merritt

Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart. For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of … Continue reading →

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“Reverent Fear”

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Don Merritt

Since you call on a Father who judges each person’s work impartially, live out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear. For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way … Continue reading →

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Something Special

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Don Merritt

The other day, I told you about the town I visited last week, Franklin, Illinois. In that post, I promised much more about Franklin, and so today I’ll begin telling you some interesting things about the church I visited with, … Continue reading →

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Living Hope

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Don Merritt

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or … Continue reading →