Monthly Archives: October 2020

A Mother’s Plea

Posted on October 21, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is an African writer whose blog site is entitled Copious Morsels of Everything, but whose name I don’t know. Her birthplace appears to be Zimbabwe (she refers to it in at least one poem). So … Continue reading →

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The Good Old Days

Posted on October 20, 2020 by mitchteemley

I’m delighted to bring you this Guest Post by a wonderful blogger and friend, Russell Brown (Russellings of the Spirit). Russell is a recently retired United Methodist pastor who is “still trying to figure out” what his next chapter will look … Continue reading →

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The Present Light

Posted on October 19, 2020 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Brooding about our past and worrying about our future is the most efficient way to poison our present. So instead let us “Encourage each other every day, while it is still called today.” ~Hebrews 3:13

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Temptation

Posted on October 18, 2020 by mitchteemley

“Watch and pray so that you don’t fall into temptation.    For the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”   ~Matthew 26:41    In pondering Jesus’ words, it occurred to me that he doesn’t say, “Don’t be tempted.” Why? … Continue reading →

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October Madness

Posted on October 17, 2020 by mitchteemley

Election fever Tempers boiling People screaming Our world on the brink of survival And then there’s this… “You’re welcome.” ~God “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” ~L.M. Montgomery

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My Experiment in Becoming Human

Posted on October 15, 2020 by mitchteemley

Give and You Will Receive Knowing and doing aren’t the same thing. In my last Experiment in Becoming Human, I wrote about ceasing to try and get something from others, and being set free to give. “In quietness and confidence … Continue reading →

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It Is My Place

Posted on October 14, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is the author/s of the blog site Diamonds in Dark Places. My lack of clarity in identifying said author/s is that I’m unsure who she/he/they may be. From a little espionage (reading their posts), I … Continue reading →

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Promises to Keep

Posted on October 13, 2020 by mitchteemley

Seven years ago, in the fall of 2013, I met a man who altered my life forever. Mike, a producer and fledgling screenwriter, had spearheaded the formation of a production company called St. Michael Movies. And now they were casting … Continue reading →

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Keep Passing It On

Posted on October 12, 2020 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week We were created to be conduits of grace. God doesn’t just rain down grace from the heavens, he distributes it to others through us. Why? Because he wants us to be like him. And if his … Continue reading →

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Me Versus the Yellow Jackets

Posted on October 10, 2020 by mitchteemley

“This is my house, and I have to defend it!” ~Kevin McCallister (Home Alone). Last weekend, while blowing leaves into pleasant little piles, I was assaulted by a group of mini-kamikazes known as yellow jackets! A week later, I was … Continue reading →

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