Monthly Archives: January 2017

The Wishing Map 48

Posted on January 18, 2017 by mitchteemley

Have you ever been involved in a desperate search for someone whose life was in danger? What went through your mind?

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To Judge or “Judge Not”

Posted on January 17, 2017 by mitchteemley

Part Two (To read Part One, click here) A few years back, a publisher friend named Richard stunned me by announcing, after we’d completed a successful project together, that he would never work with me again. When I asked why, … Continue reading →

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To Judge or “Judge Not”

Posted on January 16, 2017 by mitchteemley

Part One of Two It was 7:00 p.m. on a Halloween night. Amidst a flurry 6 year old Frozen princesses and 13 year old Walking Dead, our perpetually late letter carrier showed up. My first thought was to drop a … Continue reading →

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No Truer Words

Posted on January 15, 2017 by mitchteemley

Thank you, Dr. King, for speaking truth into our lives. Now, all hands on deck!

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Icy Beauty

Posted on January 14, 2017 by mitchteemley

(Click on individual images to read commentary.) The world is born in the spring rejoices in summer and bundles its blessings in autumn But only in the winter does it learn who it is

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Mixed Blessings

Posted on January 13, 2017 by mitchteemley

Part Two: Oil and Water (To read Part One, click here) Now, about that woman I was “destined to marry”… I was leading the performing artists group at a large church in Southern California. There was a creative intellectual in … Continue reading →

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Mixed Blessings

Posted on January 12, 2017 by mitchteemley

Part One of Two The term “mixed blessings” is redundant. Why do I say that? Because all blessings—all real ones—are mixed. I only fully realized that this morning while contemplating the day I met the woman I was destined to … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 47

Posted on January 11, 2017 by mitchteemley

Has something you value, perhaps even your life, ever been threatened by a misunderstanding you couldn’t correct?  (P.S. This is one of my favorite Wishing Map episodes.)

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Willpower vs. Wordpower

Posted on January 10, 2017 by mitchteemley

The start of the new year always seems to be about willpower, even for those who don’t make official Resolutions. It’s the time to start over, the time to finally make those dreams come true. For people of faith it’s a time … Continue reading →

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Perfect Plans

Posted on January 9, 2017 by mitchteemley

“Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.”* ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Just a little Monday guilt for you (you’re welcome). For many of us the … Continue reading →

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