Monthly Archives: July 2023

The Girl From Texas

Posted on July 11, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir It was the Summer of Love, and “love-ins” were popping up everywhere. Marc and I had heard there was one in Griffith Park. So we jumped in his Chevy and went looking for hippies gyrating to guitars … Continue reading →

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What Is Death?

Posted on July 10, 2023 by mitchteemley

 Thought for the Week  I used to think of death as: Delete File and Empty Trash.     Now I think of it as: Save Copy (in the cloud) and meet the Programmer. ∞ “To the well-organized mind, death is … Continue reading →

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If God is love, then…

Posted on July 9, 2023 by mitchteemley

1 John 4:8 tells us that God is love. Therefore, if we do not act out of love, we do not act for God. Period. This should never be perceived as passiveness or sentiment. Real love is a fierce and interfering … Continue reading →

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Hopelessly Unprepared!

Posted on July 8, 2023 by mitchteemley

Image by Erik Schereder 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. Knowing they might never return, in order to complete their mission, … Continue reading →

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Sarcastic Signs

Posted on July 7, 2023 by mitchteemley

Back in the 90s, I’d always roll my eyes whenever I saw a “Visualize world peace” bumper sticker. And then I saw one that said, “Visualize whirled peas.” “Now that,” I thought, “might just make the world a better place!” … Continue reading →

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Dude, If I Had a Nickel…

Posted on July 6, 2023 by mitchteemley

…for every time a cow has fallen on my car!

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Someone They Can Trust

Posted on July 5, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Nancy Ruegg of From the Inside Out. In the interest of full disclosure (and becasue I wanted to use the word “disclosure”), I should tell you that Nancy and I have been good friends … Continue reading →

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My Declaration of Independence

Posted on July 4, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir (See below for video) I loved fireworks as a kid. Loved watching things burn (no, I wasn’t a pyromaniac, just a boy–as if there was a difference). I loved dousing my old model planes in lighter fluid … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Freedom

Posted on July 3, 2023 by mitchteemley

It has a price. Thought for the Week The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.” ~Desmond Tutu “None who have always been free can understand the terrible fascinating power of the hope of freedom to those who are not free.” … Continue reading →

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All God Wants

Posted on July 2, 2023 by mitchteemley

“Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” ~1 John 4:8 ∴

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