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God is our strength

Posted on December 1, 2025 by Don Merritt

“Surely God is my help;        the Lord is the one who sustains me.  Let evil recoil on those who slander me;        in your faithfulness destroy them” Psalm 54:4-5 How easy it is to think that we can handle everything that … Continue reading →

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Sunday Reflection: November 30, 2025

Posted on November 30, 2025 by Don Merritt
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Nearer My God to Thee

Posted on November 29, 2025 by Don Merritt

This post was written in late November, 2014, a full year before I wrote the Thanksgiving tale that I finished yesterday. Yet somehow, I think they go together, or so it seems to me. I’d be curious to hear your … Continue reading →

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Well…?

Posted on November 28, 2025 by Don Merritt

Now that most of the overnight guests are headed home and I have a few minutes, I guess I need to file my final report on our Thanksgiving adventure; so here it is… The dinner was a success, but then … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Prayer

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Don Merritt

This is something that I wrote some years ago, but it still applies today… Father, I thank you for all of the ways in which you have blessed me and my family.  Our blessings are so great that it is … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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On Being Alone

Posted on November 20, 2025 by Don Merritt

Most people don’t really like to be alone. I don’t mean “by themselves,” I mean “alone.” To be alone is to have nobody to turn to, to have no help…  Most people don’t like that feeling, so they fight it, … Continue reading →

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