Author: Paul Merrill

Digital marketing pro and shiny bits of life observer
by Paul Merrill

The Lord gave

“The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” That’s from Job 1:21, in the King James Version of the Bible – the version I (Pau) memorized when I was a kid. Job wrote that after God allowed Satan to take away everything he had – his possessions […]

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by Paul Merrill

I just love prayer

Prayer is so amazing because it does not depend on our efforts. Soon after we started school, we learned that input = output. But that does not apply to prayer. We can pray once for something and forget about it. God heard us. He did not forget. “I tell you the truth, if you had […]

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by Paul Merrill

Two funerals in one week

Jon often writes about grieving and loss. Being a hospital chaplain brings him into close proximity to those who are in the final chapter of their lives. A few weeks ago was my opportunity to brush closely against death. The first loss was expected, though the timing was unknown beforehand. Our friend’s father endured a […]

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