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Fresh beginnings

As we start a new year, it’s a perfect time to put the bad stuff behind us and start with a beautifully clean slate. There’s something magical about that new number at the end of every date. Many of us will make resolutions about adding new exercise routines. Some will set out to quit a […]

by Paul Merrill

Easy to forget

There was a constant low hum whenever I would fire up my old record player to spin some vinyl. It definitely took away the music’s beauty that was trying to escape from the record’s grooves. I knew better. There’s a thing called grounding. I knew that if the record player wasn’t grounded, it would hum. […]

by Paul Merrill

Babylon – and babies

Holding your own child for the first time is one of the greatest joys ever. Seeing your grown child make a desperately bad choice is one of the most gut wrenching experiences on this planet. We can’t know what lies ahead. So depending on previous experiences – or our level of optimism – we can […]

by Paul Merrill

Facing three mountains

I’ve been trying hard to figure out what to write about three mountains in front of me. During the last week, three separate friends have asked me to pray for their challenging situations. Each faces a similar huge trial. I don’t want to describe the situations out of respect for their privacy. But suffice it […]

by Paul Merrill

Remind me again

My son told me about a friend at college whose dad has only told him he loved him a handful of times. That dad assumes his son knows he loves him, since he told him already. We all need frequent reminders of truths we already know. Hearing them once is not enough. Some of the […]