Tag Archives: love

Some Things Never Change

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Don Merritt

John’s last letter. So short, so telling. John is writing to his friend and brother Gaius.  He seems to have been a leader in the church, and even though there are other mentions of men with this name in Scripture, … Continue reading →

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Off to Macedonia

Posted on February 19, 2025 by Don Merritt

Acts 16:6-15 Paul and his party began to move throughout Asia, but as they went along and passed through various towns with potential as mission fields, the Spirit held them back; we should take note that they obeyed the Spirit, … Continue reading →

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What a Hope We Have!

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Don Merritt

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, … Continue reading →

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Prayer, part 4

Posted on February 17, 2025 by Don Merritt

As we continue our look at the Classical Spiritual Practice of prayer, I’d like to offer another approach to prayer which is both classic, and potentially controversial. The controversy comes into play when people insist that a more formal approach to … Continue reading →

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“I never knew you”

Posted on February 16, 2025 by Don Merritt

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy … Continue reading →

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An Incredible Adventure

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Don Merritt

Acts 14 Paul and Barnabas moved on to Iconium, where a great number of both Jews and Gentiles received their message; they performed signs and miracles to confirm the Word of Truth as they went along through the town, and … Continue reading →

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Love… Again!

Posted on February 13, 2025 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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Sad, Yet Glorious

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Don Merritt

Acts 13:13-52 When the time came, Paul, Barnabas, and John Mark left Cyprus and sailed for Asia Minor. For whatever reason, Mark decided he had had enough and went home; Luke does not tell us why he did that, thus … Continue reading →

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The Road Trip Begins

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Don Merritt

Acts 13:4-12 Saul, Barnabas and Mark sailed to the island of Cyprus, and when they arrived, they began to proclaim the Word of God in the synagogues. There was a certain Roman proconsul named Sergius Paulus who sent for Saul … Continue reading →

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God’s Cathedral

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Don Merritt

The greatest of cathedrals are not made by the hands of men, but by the very hand of God Himself.  In those cathedrals, you can go to pray and to listen to the sounds that are not sounds made by … Continue reading →

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