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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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Innocence Abroad

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Don Merritt

Proverbs 7 The teacher changes his approach in the eleventh discourse of Proverbs; now he portrays Wisdom as a lady, a sister in fact, and Folly as a harlot to show a young man how he can find himself ensnared. … Continue reading →

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Another Pass at Adultery

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Don Merritt

Proverbs 6:20-35 In the tenth discourse, the teacher takes another pass at the issue of adultery. This time, it seems to be more intimate, more person than in chapter 5. Verses 20-25 provide some transition from the previous discourse, reminding … Continue reading →

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Threats to Your Happiness

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Don Merritt

Proverbs 6:1-19 The ninth discourse consists of a series of four warnings that when taken in the overall context, amount to problems that can rob a person of marital happiness, since both the eighth and tenth discourses deal with adultery. … 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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Warning Against Adultery

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Don Merritt

Proverbs 5 In this, the eighth wisdom discourse, the teacher warns his students against adultery. It continues to be written as a teacher to his male students, using an adulterous female as the protagonist, but the principles certainly would apply … Continue reading →

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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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A Father’s Warnings

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Don Merritt

Proverbs 4 With chapter 4, we begin a new section of the book, extending through chapter 6. This new section is introduced by the first use of the address “my sons” and takes on the tone of a warning rather … 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 →