Monthly Archives: November 2023

Both Sides Now

Posted on November 21, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir It started as the best month ever. Coming off our TV special, our buddy “Bob,” mega-publisher Robert Petersen, booked my band The Daily Planet for our first Big Gig (no dancing teenagers shouting “play something we know!”) … Continue reading →

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Faith Is a Muscle

Posted on November 20, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week “Count it all joy when various trials fall upon you, because the testing of your faith produces perseverance; and perseverance, when it has completed its work, will make you whole and complete, lacking in nothing.” ~James … Continue reading →

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The Race Set Before Us

Posted on November 19, 2023 by mitchteemley

Paul, the traditional author of Hebrews (though some think it was his fellow apostle Barnabas), repeatedly used racing as a metaphor for faith. In an endurance race the real competitor is ourselves (“the sin that so easily entangles”). The key … Continue reading →

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Undiscovered Gifts

Posted on November 18, 2023 by mitchteemley

Image by Darkmoon_Art “Helping someone discover a gift they didn’t know they had is both exhilarating and terrifying. You may be changing their world forever.” ~The Wishing Map φ

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Changing Their World Forever

Posted on November 18, 2023 by mitchteemley

Source fanpop.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. Naims (gnomes) had chosen Zack as their new Storysmith and carted him … Continue reading →

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Some News Stories You May Have Missed

Posted on November 17, 2023 by mitchteemley

We’ve all been so busy with world news and politics lately that we’ve missed a lot of other important stories. No worries, I’m here to catch you up (you’re welcome). Click on any image to enlarge it, to read caption, or … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Is Coming!

Posted on November 16, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thanksgiving is one of America’s favorite holidays. But for many its real name should probably be Self-indulgence Day. So, enjoy, but remember: 1) Pause and be thankful 2) Take a moment to appreciate your forebears (ahem, get it?). 3) And don’t get ahead … Continue reading →

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A Little Help, Please?

Posted on November 15, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Kara Luker of where waves grow sweet. Kara is my friend (only online, but we are friends nevertheless). And in knowing her I’ve come to know a wise and loving human being who has journeyed … Continue reading →

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Starting to Lose My Way

Posted on November 14, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir I’d never really known the way. But I thought I did, which had worked just as well. For awhile. My religion of atheism (there was no god but me, and that was just fine ‘cuz I was … Continue reading →

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Doubt and Faith

Posted on November 13, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week I’m a congenital skeptic. Yet somehow I made the leap of faith. Still, I was troubled by recurring doubts. The idea of a God who loved me and created me to dwell with him and others … Continue reading →

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