Blog Archive - james-merritt

"Wrote 5000 words this morning and now have four and a half hours of meetings. #colossalday" 5 hours ago

Posted March 22, 2009 Read This

An interesting article in today's AJC: "Pastor Sees Care of Earth as Duty"

At the end of it, I mention Flourish Conference 2009 by saying "I think [this conference] is going to be the primary touch point for the church to get involved in the 21st century."

Check out the article and the conference.

Update: ABP Article on Flourish

Help For Uncertain Times

Posted January 6, 2009 Read This

I rarely ever post about my dad on this blog. He has his own voice, and I have mine. While our respective voices are equally grounded in a commitment to the message of God's word, they often convey that message differently. We are comfortable with that, and it often leads us into some spirited but loving debates.

Today, however, I wanted to post...

Doubly Disgusted

Posted July 31, 2007 Read This

I was recently profiled for an upcoming book entitled, We the Purple: Faith, Politics, and the Independent Voter by Marcia Ford (Tyndale House, 2008). I want to share it with you for a couple of reasons. First, it offers a look into my personal political mindset, which may surprise some of you. Second, I think it offers a great opportunity for...