Tag Archives: relationship

Making Time for What Matters

Posted on September 21, 2026 by Don Merritt

We live in a world that is practically addicted to rushing. “Hurry up! Time is running out! Move it! Rush, rush, rush!” Between chime notifications, full email inboxes, appointments, and endless chores, modern life has a way of turning into … Continue reading →

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Known and Loved Anyway

Posted on September 20, 2026 by Don Merritt

Remember back in school when you had a crush on someone, and you’d have a friend secretly ask around to see if they liked you back? You’d wait anxiously in the hallway, fingers crossed, hoping for good news. That desire … Continue reading →

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Beyond Checklists and Transactions

Posted on September 19, 2026 by Don Merritt

Have you ever had to deal with an organization or an office where everything was strictly transactional? You take a number, stand in a cold line, hand over a required form, get your stamp, and move along. Nobody knows your … Continue reading →

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Relationship

Posted on June 28, 2025 by Don Merritt

Good Saturday Morning. Life is full of relationships, they are with family, friends, associates, coworkers and others, but none of these relationships are as vital as our relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. Our relationship with our Lord is one … Continue reading →

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Relationship 301, part 2

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Don Merritt

Yesterday, we took a look at Ephesians 5 and Paul’s instructions to husbands and wives. Today I thought it might be fun to take another look, but from a “here and now” perspective. If you were going to give advice … Continue reading →

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Naked Before God, part 2

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Don Merritt

Last time we came to an important understanding in this study of the metaphor that is nakedness before God and that understanding is that we are always naked before Him, for none of us has or ever will have secrets … Continue reading →

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Sinple Things

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Don Merritt

Maybe I’m just getting old, but it seems to me that life is getting way too complicated these days. I can remember an earlier time when people got along in life just fine without electronics, instant information and constant contact. … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Mistake

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Don Merritt

Bill was the oldest of four children who grew up in a well-to-do family in the suburbs. As the children grew up and began to marry, Bill and his Father started a tradition in the family. Shortly before each of … Continue reading →