Monthly Archives: April 2023

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Posted on April 10, 2023 by mitchteemley

Image by cottonbro studios Thought for the Week I believe in the power of words to change people’s lives. Jesus’ words, more than anyone else’s, have changed the way I think, speak and live. For example, after referring to the … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter!

Posted on April 9, 2023 by mitchteemley

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

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Plot Spoiler

Posted on April 8, 2023 by mitchteemley

I confess: I skipped ahead and read the last chapter.

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Destined to Change Their World

Posted on April 8, 2023 by mitchteemley

Source: anime.goodfon.com The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode, click here. To read the entire novel, begin here. Gina had been rescued by her brother Zack and … Continue reading →

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Easter Traditions Around the World

Posted on April 7, 2023 by mitchteemley

Easter traditions vary from the sacred to the profane (mostly the former), from the “Oh, how beautiful!” to the “Say what?” Here on this Easter weekend are some images and descriptions (after the pictures below) of Easter traditions around the … Continue reading →

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Dear Non-Believer…

Posted on April 6, 2023 by mitchteemley

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

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Easter Bunny Burnout

Posted on April 5, 2023 by mitchteemley

“Sheesh, the last week of Easter prep is the worst! There’s the Egg Orders to get in, the Delivery Route to plan. Can’t sleep, gotta finish the Kid List before…before…zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…” It’s tough being a mythical holiday icon. Φ

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Learning How to Kiss

Posted on April 4, 2023 by mitchteemley

 My Real Memoir “Kissy Boys.” That was what our first-born called those osculation-crazy little preschool guys who chased her around the playground looking for a smooch. They weren’t particularly good at it, but they were persistent. It sounded familiar. Ah, … Continue reading →

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Confessions of the Apostle Peter

Posted on April 3, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Yesterday, I wrote about my six monologues The Simon-Peter Chronicles, which are regularly performed at churches throughout North America and in other countries, particularly at Easter. Here is an abbreviated version of Peter’s final three “journal … Continue reading →

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Whether He Lives or Dies, I’ll Be With Him

Posted on April 2, 2023 by mitchteemley

I was looking for a way to tie together my church’s Easter series. How, I wondered, might the Apostle Peter have expressed his journey with Jesus if he’d kept a personal journal? The result was six monologues The Simon-Peter Chronicles that … Continue reading →

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