pmerrill – 300 words a day

Do it today

The leaves are starting to change in my neighborhood. It has been fun to watch some change and others stay green. Maybe the unusually warm days combined with typical cool fall nights are causing different reactions for each leaf. As I look at the leaves transition, I remember that our days are short, just like […]

by Paul Merrill

Two ways to pray

Prayer is like breathing – if you follow Jesus, you have to pray. One way that prayer is not like breathing is that we won’t die right away if we stop. But if we don’t pray, it will be the start of a long slow death. Picture a marriage where two people live in the […]

by Paul Merrill

Jesus. Is. Alive.

In the midst of the chaos that is life today, I often forget that Jesus is still alive. I’m so thankful for the Bible. About 3/4 of the way through, you’ll find four books that recount the life of Jesus: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Each book is told from a different person’s perspective. As […]

by Paul Merrill

He still cares

The last four or five months have been the hardest in our lives for many of us. One completely unsolvable crisis followed another. And the world reacted like never before, to both crises. It’s so easy to get anxious. And there are some very good reasons to be anxious that I won’t go into because […]

by Paul Merrill

The bike in the basement

I ride in secret these days. When I rode a bike to my last job, I kept it in my office during the day. It was safe there and protected from the elements. My new office has a bike rack in the underground garage. My bike is safe there and fully protected from the elements. […]