Tag Archives: atheism

Dear Non-Believer…

Posted on April 6, 2023 by mitchteemley

Not everyone believes in God or in prayer ⇑ (I didn’t for many years, and quite a few of my friends and family members don’t). So I just wanted to take a moment to say, “I still love you (and … Continue reading →

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Scapegoatism

Posted on August 1, 2022 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Scapegoats were the animals the ancient Hebrews laid their hands on in order to cast away their sins. It was a symbolic act, meaning, “I’m ashamed of the evil in myself and I publicly disown it.” … Continue reading →

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Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up?

Posted on July 7, 2021 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Carolanne of Coffee With Carolanne. I don’t know much about Carolanne, except that she’s a thinker/skeptic/believer and former atheist like me. She’s British, a mother of three, and a lover of both science and … Continue reading →

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Why I Believe: C.S. Lewis and Me – Part Two

Posted on December 3, 2019 by mitchteemley

My journey from atheism to faith To read Part One click here. I began to think of my longing for God as a hunger for a flavor that didn’t exist. Which seemed odd. But there was one example of such … Continue reading →

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Why I Believe: C.S. Lewis and Me – Part One

Posted on December 2, 2019 by mitchteemley

The truth that compelled me to journey from atheism to faith also had a profound impact on my spiritual mentor C. S. Lewis.  Here, in three parts, is my story–written five years ago when my blog was new. Few have … Continue reading →

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My Scar Stories

Posted on October 21, 2019 by mitchteemley

I Was Attacked by a Beautiful Psycho Killer and Lived! It was a Saturday morning. My buddy Ray showed up, tragically bored. Before long we were hopped up on caffeine and had decided to drive to Oregon. Because we were 20. … Continue reading →

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Only One Life

Posted on June 17, 2019 by mitchteemley

I avoid “Christianese” like the plague. I can speak it fluently, but it’s not my native language. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a bona fide Jesus follower. It’s just that those who speak in code seldom reach anyone but themselves. … Continue reading →

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Dating in the Post-Christian Era

Posted on May 1, 2019 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is the creator of the wildly popular blog site Beauty Beyond Bones. Caralyn, whose following dwarfs mine, hardly needs my support. But what can I say? I like her. We met at a film audition … Continue reading →

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Life and Death

Posted on October 14, 2018 by mitchteemley

I was raised in a secular home. There was no talk of heaven or an afterlife. This life was all there was. And yet at the age of five I dreamed I died. My parents and friends circled over me, weeping, their … Continue reading →

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Doubt and Faith

Posted on July 23, 2018 by mitchteemley

Part One: Doubt 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 in … Continue reading →

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