Monthly Archives: June 2024

Invest Yourself

Posted on June 30, 2024 by mitchteemley
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It’s Time to Start Wishing!

Posted on June 29, 2024 by mitchteemley

The Wishing Map, that is! I’m taking a family day today, but will resume posting The Wishing Map episodes next Saturday. For a complete list of episodes click here.ย  Wait–what? You haven’t read the epic fantasy that Disney called “a … Continue reading →

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Masters of Camouflage

Posted on June 28, 2024 by mitchteemley

Many creatures possess a remarkable ability to blend in. Sometimes intentionally, sometimes not. Click on any picture to enlarge it, or to begin slide show.

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30 Years Ago This Month

Posted on June 27, 2024 by mitchteemley

Movies That Have Moved Me Yesterday, I wrote about a movie that, fifty years ago, moved me not to weep but to come out of the comedy closet, as it were. A movie that gave me, the boy who’d suffered … Continue reading →

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Sharing and Growing in Your Faith

Posted on June 26, 2024 by mitchteemley

Preachers, teachers and group leaders: If you’re looking for a fun illustration to set up your talk on spiritual growth and sharing your faith, my 4-minute video “Jรฉsus GO” may be just the thing! It’s available from my church film … Continue reading →

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50 Years Ago This Month

Posted on June 26, 2024 by mitchteemley

Movies That Have Moved Me As a kid, I loved the Three Stooges, and then, as I acquired a smidge of subtlety, moved on to Laurel & Hardy and Charlie Chaplin. Mark Twain mentored me as an aspiring writer (my … Continue reading →

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Cheating on My Future Love?

Posted on June 25, 2024 by mitchteemley

Source: vocal.media.com My Real Memoir Weโ€™d only been on three dates. But already I had a sense that Darlene might be โ€œthe one.โ€ Not only couldnโ€™t I stop thinking about her, I didnโ€™t even want to think about anyone else. … Continue reading →

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Blessed to Be a Blessing

Posted on June 24, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week While it is “more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35), it is also a blessing to learn how to receive. Many of us spend our entire lives striving to bless ourselves, making certain that … Continue reading →

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You Have Not Lived…

Posted on June 23, 2024 by mitchteemley
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Life Lesson

Posted on June 22, 2024 by mitchteemley

“Bullies assault the weak, professing to ‘teach them a lesson.’ But heroes face the powerful, and in prevailing teach themselves.” ~The Wishing Map ฯ†

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