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Monthly Archives: April 2017
Shake the Gates!
You have the key. Use it!
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged change, heaven, hell, John Wesley, key, power, prayer
8 Comments
Wipe That Smug Look off Your Face
I love the reflection off Lake Basement in the morning. “Wipe that smug look off your face” was one of my father’s go-to sayings. I hated to be humbled. Still do. But my heavenly father is also in the humbling business, so … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir
Tagged basement, disaster, flood, humble, inconvenience, rain, storm
24 Comments
Blades of Grass
A personal paraphrase of Psalm 90 Father You have always been our home Before the mountains were thrust up Or the earth itself was shaped You were our God Yet at your word we turn to dust For time has no … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Poetry, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged eternity, God, hope, joy, Psalm 90, redemption
10 Comments
Travelling First Class
Next week I fly to Orlando for my first major film festival! The last time I travelled, I got confused. My hosts rented a Lexus for me and it had all of these little voices. Every time I’d fail to … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Mitchellaneous, Movies, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged bidet, film festival, funny, Orlando, travel, vacation
28 Comments
The Wishing Map 62
Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Fifteen: Destiny (Continued) Previously: Zack and Gina were depressed and plagued by nightmares, when suddenly the mercurial Aunt Aloysia showed…
Posted in Books, Humor, Story Power, The Wishing Map
Tagged dad, fantasy, funny, magic, mom, mysterious
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Theology 101
A professor of religious studies informed his students on the last day of the term that not one of them had demonstrated a satisfactory understanding of Christianity. He ordered them to take out a blank sheet of paper and, in … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Religion/Faith, Story Power
Tagged Christianity, failing, grace, professor, students, theology, truth
27 Comments
The Hard Work of Forgiveness
My new film Over-the-Rhine, which has its world premiere in Orlando next month, is about forgiveness, so the subject is very much on my mind. Update: Over-the-Rhine went on to win numerous awards and was released under the title Healing … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged C.S. Lewis, enemies, forgiveness, grace, hatred, Jesus, Matthew 5:44
63 Comments
The Wishing Map 61
Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Fifteen: Destiny Previously: Zack and Gina finally made up, commiserating over the fact that they would (presumably) never return to…
Posted in Books, Humor, Story Power, The Wishing Map
Tagged adventure, danger, fantasy, fate, journey, life
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Only One Life
I avoid “Christianese” like the plague. I can speak it fluently, but it’s not my native language. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a bonafide Jesus freak. It’s just that those who speak code seldom reach anyone but themselves. Think of … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged Bible, funny, Jesus, John 17:3, truth
31 Comments
No Room for Death
“Easter says you can put truth in a grave, but it won’t stay there.” ~Clarence W. Hall “A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged death, Easter, Emily Bronte, grave, Jesus, Mahatma Gandhi, risen
9 Comments