Monthly Archives: April 2018

The Christian Mind: Irrational

Posted on April 10, 2018 by mitchteemley

My FEATURED BLOGGER this week is D. Patrick Collins, a creative and articulate writer who’s current series on apologetics (arguing the rationality of biblical truths), “The Christian Mind,” provides terrific food for thought–and maybe even prayer. ~Blessings till it hurts, … Continue reading →

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Tips for Writers: On Universality

Posted on April 9, 2018 by mitchteemley

There may be writers who want to alienate their readers. (I can’t think of any, off-hand, perhaps because they’ve been so successful in achieving their goal.) But the rest of us want to draw our readers in. We want them … Continue reading →

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Morning has Broken

Posted on April 8, 2018 by mitchteemley

Last week, where we live, it was a cold, overcast Easter. But the Son still rose in our hearts. And His light remains.

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Don’t do it, Ken!

Posted on April 7, 2018 by mitchteemley

So, what if those tiny bottles of liquor on airplanes are actually big jugs of booze made for the millions of Kens back when the Barbies dumped them?

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Dandelions are Human Weeds

Posted on April 6, 2018 by mitchteemley

It’s that time of year. Even amid hushes of snow, the dandelions appear. How like us they are, arranging themselves about their clocks, terrified of being uprooted. Created to live for a season and then die beyond themselves, instead they push their … Continue reading →

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A Fact of Life?

Posted on April 5, 2018 by mitchteemley

Not everyone believes in God or prayer (I myself didn’t for many years). In fact, quite a few of my friends and family members don’t. So I just wanted to take a moment to say, “Hey, I still love you … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 110

Posted on April 4, 2018 by mitchteemley

Are we less our own than we imagine?

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He Made a Way

Posted on April 3, 2018 by mitchteemley

Part Two (to read Part One, click here) Having “my own religion” was a bit of a bust. But I pressed on, determined like Adam and Eve to discern good and evil for myself. I was currently pondering the Eightfold Path … Continue reading →

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He Made a Way

Posted on April 2, 2018 by mitchteemley

Part One Childlike is precisely what a child should be. It is, in fact, the highest estate to which a child can ascend. It signals a deep, implanted wisdom: “This is my Parent who understands what I do not, and … Continue reading →

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The Powers of Darkness

Posted on April 1, 2018 by mitchteemley

Then the powers of darkness gathered their full strength against Jesus and took Him down. And He said, “You win.” But then He rose from the dead and said, “Seriously? April fools!” You can’t keep a good man down. He … Continue reading →

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