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Tired

(Paul Merrill writes here every First Friday) Some days find me wondering about life. I get discouraged at mountains that need to be climbed, fires that need to be put out and cries that need to be responded to. Mental and spiritual tiredness can be translated into physical tiredness. Jesus said, “Come to me, all […]

by Paul Merrill

Prayer. Again.

(Paul Merrill writes here every First Friday) I constantly seem to forget how important and real prayer is. A few months back, I wrote about a friend who was facing foreclosure because he had not received a paycheck in over a year. I prayed with him for several months. God brought a job! Another friend […]

by Jon Swanson

big and small uses of time

(Paul Merrill writes here every First Friday) A few weeks ago, a friend mentioned that he told his pastor how wrong he was to clean the church’s toilets. This friend (let’s call him “Bob”) said how much wiser it would be to hire a cleaner who needed the work – and his pastor could spend […]

by Paul Merrill

How Jesus handled a crisis

(Paul Merrill writes here every First Friday) Last week I had lunch with an old friend. He’s as old as me – I guess we’re both old. Anyhow, we caught up on life. I learned how tight things are for him and his family. He’s an amazing entrepreneur, but the economy has made selling those […]

by Jon Swanson

Jesus understands

(Paul Merrill writes here every First Friday) During this year, Jon has been going through the book of John, showing us some of the ways Jesus relates to us unlike any other. Jesus is the only one who ever lived who is fully God and was fully man at the same time. That’s one of […]