Monthly Archives: May 2024

Rough Grace

Posted on May 23, 2024 by mitchteemley

School was out, and Los Angeles International Airport was bulging with passengers. Planes were late, tempers were flaring, and the holiday spirit was nowhere to be seen. Then the announcement came: Our flight to Denver had been cancelled. No explanation … Continue reading →

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The Eagle Has Landed

Posted on May 22, 2024 by mitchteemley

Back in 1987, an eagle managed to fly all the way across the Atlantic Ocean to the United States, where it arrived sick and exhausted. It was immediately greeted by an outpouring of public support. Oh, how times have changed. … Continue reading →

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The Girl With the Beautiful Brain

Posted on May 21, 2024 by mitchteemley

Image by Etienne Boulanger My Real Memoir I’d been living alone for a few weeks now and cherished my little corner of paradise. But I’d also gotten a taste of how lonely and brutal a life of isolation can be. … Continue reading →

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Stubbornness

Posted on May 20, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Stubbornness is the trademark of contemporary culture. It seems that no one can be wrong anymore, or, God forbid, compromise on anything. Is stubbornness bad, then? Well, at its core, it’s simply a refusal to give … Continue reading →

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Take All of Me

Posted on May 19, 2024 by mitchteemley

“If (we) hope to produce work that will bear good fruit, we must draw our life from the true source–our living Savior. He is real. He is present. But all too often we reduce him to an abstraction, giving him … Continue reading →

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Dumb Animals?

Posted on May 18, 2024 by mitchteemley

“Have you ever had an encounter with a ‘dumb animal’ that dramatically altered your perception of non-human ‘persons’”? ~The Wishing Map φ

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Good Monsters?

Posted on May 18, 2024 by mitchteemley

Illustration by Nina Pommelin 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 it from the start, click here. Zack and Gina’s newfound friends Maerith and Shelcor had agreed to sail them … Continue reading →

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Cozy Places

Posted on May 17, 2024 by mitchteemley

Vacation time means adventure, excitement, fun. But it also means finding the perfect place to read, think or unwind, to be alone with your significo, or yourself. “Cozy” is hard to define, but we know it when find it. Click … Continue reading →

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Counting My Blessings

Posted on May 16, 2024 by mitchteemley

Sorry for the hackneyed title. I know it’s kind of an old saw. Anyway, here’s my point: I’m getting older (not “old,” mind you, old is always 20 years older than I am), and lately I’ve been feeling the effects of … Continue reading →

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Seeing by the Light of Humility

Posted on May 15, 2024 by mitchteemley

Studies have shown that most eyewitnesses of an event believe they have observed everything that occurred. And yet, the same studies reveal, not one witness can ever accurately recount the entire event. Until we turn on the light of humility, … Continue reading →

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