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But Without Faith, It is Impossible to Have Religion

January 20, 2023January 21, 2023 ~ David Mercer ~ 5 Comments

My values define me more than my religion.

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I Needed to Help Someone

December 26, 2022 ~ David Mercer ~ 4 Comments

"I don't want to leave him alone," she said... "He has autism."

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Reflection on my Previous Life

December 15, 2022December 17, 2022 ~ David Mercer ~ 5 Comments

I still cry every day.

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Nearly Done

October 8, 2022October 8, 2022 ~ David Mercer ~ 1 Comment

The pastor prepares himself for the question the widow will ask him once the funeral is over, the relatives go home, and the shock has worn off:    “Did my husband go to hell?”

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A Dark College and a Cold Bench

October 5, 2022October 6, 2022 ~ David Mercer ~ 2 Comments

“It’s a dreadful place,” I say to the boy. “An institution trying to maintain itself, toadying to the monied members of a stultifying religion."

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Encouraging My Younger Self

October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 ~ David Mercer ~ 1 Comment

I go to him and stand invisible beside him. 

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Red Wine and a French Maid’s Uniform.

August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 ~ David Mercer ~ 6 Comments

Later, a middle-aged, balding man with a goatee came through the self-checkout.  He was wearing… and I kid you not… a French maid’s uniform.

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Finding My Power Again

August 8, 2022 ~ David Mercer ~ 8 Comments

All my life, I've trained to be a person who notices and helps when someone is in distress.

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I Have Always Been Free

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 ~ David Mercer ~ 1 Comment

I may not have known it, but I have always been free, both when I was a believer and now that I'm not. God never has controlled my thoughts and decisions.  The church culture tried to control me, but its only power is what I allowed it to have.   I’m free. I own my … Continue reading I Have Always Been Free

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Royal Shoelaces

August 1, 2022August 3, 2022 ~ David Mercer ~ Leave a comment

If we kneel to honor kings and queens, surely it is also appropriate to kneel before children as we attend to their needs. 

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