Monthly Archives: March 2025

Sometimes the Teacher Becomes the Student

Posted on March 31, 2025 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week This is a true story. I tutored writing students at a community college, and a suburban pop culture drone had just asked why she should “do punctuation.” “Because it’s the only thing that separates us from … Continue reading →

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Where Does Our Creator Live?

Posted on March 30, 2025 by mitchteemley

“Traveling through space and not finding God does not mean that space is empty any more than traveling through my body and not finding me means that I am not here.” ~Dallas Willard ∞

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Love Is the Greatest Healer

Posted on March 29, 2025 by mitchteemley

“Love cures people. Both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.” ~Karl A. Menninger

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If We Could Talk to the Animals

Posted on March 28, 2025 by mitchteemley

Dr. Doolittle was right. “If we could talk to the animals, what a lovely place the world would be.” Well, they’re talking! The real question is: Are we listening? P.S. Don’t miss the quotes after the images. Click on any … Continue reading →

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What Would Mister Rogers Say?

Posted on March 27, 2025 by mitchteemley

Did you know that Mister Rogers was an ordained pastor? Yep, that Mister Rogers. What would it have been like to attend a church service where “Pastor Rogers” preached? My old comedy act Mitch & Allen started riffing on the idea … Continue reading →

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When the Truth is Suddenly Exposed!

Posted on March 26, 2025 by mitchteemley

I could wish this wasn’t a true story. But it is. A high school friend and I argued constantly. We had Gym class together, and one day we argued all the way to the showers and back to our lockers. … Continue reading →

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Having a Conscience Is So Inconvenient

Posted on March 25, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir I was still running my little school of the arts (and secretly living in a back room there) while attending Drama grad school. I wanted to direct. But because of my eleventh hour application, I’d been shoehorned in as … Continue reading →

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Are All Christians Hypocrites?

Posted on March 24, 2025 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week “I don’t go to church because churches are full of hypocrites!” This is an increasingly common sentiment. But is it true? Are churches full of hypocrites? Duh. Are AA meetings full of alcoholics? I’m a Christian, … Continue reading →

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What Our Creator Has Prepared for Us

Posted on March 23, 2025 by mitchteemley

How much bigger than what we can imagine is what our Creator has prepared for those who love him? There’s a simple formula, actually. Did you see it? It’s… a  x  b  =  c a (what we can imagine) times … Continue reading →

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How to Get a RISE Out of Your Readers

Posted on March 22, 2025 by mitchteemley

How to be Funny Whether you’re a writer, teacher, politician or mortician, this three-part series will help you be wittier. In the previous post, we learned that a funny story begins with a crisis. Now we’ll talk about how to build … Continue reading →

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