Tag Archives: perspective

Like little children

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Don Merritt

Most people like little kids; what’s not to like?  OK, I’ll admit that they are kind of loud and that they make messes… but they are also funny, cute and innocent. It’s the innocence that really does it isn’t it? … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Don Merritt

“The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.” — Ralph W. Sockman

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The Power of a Decision

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Don Merritt

Two men were interviewed by a reporter several years back; they were brothers and as you might suppose, they had grown up together in the same house.  They had shared a rough childhood in a family with a father who … Continue reading →

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Sunday Class Notes: April 15

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Don Merritt

Valid Testimony Today’s Text:              John 8:12-30 Introduction   If we moved directly from 7:52 to this point, leaving out the story of the adulterous woman, we would have a scene change for sure, but we would still be within the … Continue reading →

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“Go and do likewise”

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Don Merritt

I heard a story years ago that you might enjoy today; it is really quite instructive. It seems that there was a man who was late for work.  He lived in a big city and had missed his bus, so … Continue reading →

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Sons of God

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Don Merritt

There are times in everyone’s life when he or she feels alone; times when we may feel that the odds are all stacked against us.  None of us particularly enjoys those times… These are the times when we must draw … Continue reading →

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Clear the air

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Don Merritt

Recently I was wracking my brain over a business challenge; some people would call it a “problem”.  I was thinking about it day and night and it was honestly starting to affect other things I was doing and not for … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Don Merritt

“Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.” — Milton Friedman  Interesting thought these days!

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All but forgotten

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Don Merritt

The strange case of Garfield and Arthur A very unlikely pair of men adorned the Republican Party ticket in the election of 1881; neither of them wanted the office he was running for.  James A. Garfieldwas the party’s choice for … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Don Merritt

“Find out just what people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them; …. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they … Continue reading →

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